We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
479 of its 564 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Almaty accounted for 466 of Kazakhstan's 479 stories about harm, carried by 1,145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (204 stories). Plane crash was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
94 of its 124 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nadi accounted for 35 of Fiji's 94 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Cyclone was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.
209 of Delhi's 335 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Extreme cold was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
139 of its 184 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Idlib accounted for 103 of Syria's 139 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
335 of its 690 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (38 stories). Storm surge was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 156 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories). Avalanche was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 11 of Casablanca's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
14 of its 55 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 5 of Minsk's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).
349 of its 1,079 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 66 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Iran (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Ecuador (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 15,997 stories about harm among 79,879 counted on 27 Dec.
Kazakhstan stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 10%. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. of the day's 79,879 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On 27 December 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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