We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
207 of its 287 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Ostrava accounted for 123 of the Czechia's 207 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
837 of its 1,409 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. White Island accounted for 578 of New Zealand's 837 stories about harm, carried by 879 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Natural hazards were named in 697 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
227 of its 438 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Algiers accounted for 37 of Algeria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 36 of Algiers' 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories).
73 of its 142 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 4 of Oromo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
143 of its 321 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Santiago accounted for 92 of Chile's 143 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Extreme cold was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
161 of its 213 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 61 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
24 of its 38 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm and heavy rain.
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greenland (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (85 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Malaysia (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in Chile (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 Dec. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 21,439 stories about harm among 119,521 counted on 10 Dec.
The Czechia's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 119,521 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greenland's news mentioned flooding about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 10 December 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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