We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 127 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 62 of Hong Kong's 80 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. 60 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
69 of its 165 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 79 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Ouagadougou accounted for 31 of Burkina Faso's 74 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
42 of its 154 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 268 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
116 of its 228 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 43 of Tehran's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
383 of its 723 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Typhoon was named in 248 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, road crashes and power cuts.
41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 6 of Casablanca's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
170 of its 234 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 105 of Syria's 170 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (248 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Chile (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Israel (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 12,995 stories about harm among 66,713 counted on 26 Dec.
People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,713 stories, above the usual 18. Hong Kong's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 26 December 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 about as 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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