We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,253 of its 3,580 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 276 of Delhi's 382 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (510 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
484 of its 1,347 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (201 stories). Heatstroke was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 13 of Honduras' 16 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
131 of its 191 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 88 of Syria's 131 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Lima's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 29 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
39 of its 54 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
7 of its 22 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 4 of Bucharest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Darfur accounted for 19 of Sudan's 36 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 14 of Darfur's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in France (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in UK (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (30 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 10,154 stories about harm among 51,493 counted on 22 Dec.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to India. of the day's 51,493 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In India, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. This week the news turned most often to India, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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 harsher 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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