Ethiopia
Tigray accounted for 62 of Ethiopia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
People displaced in Tigray, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and violence in Tehran drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
61 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostRomania
36 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Belarus
Minsk accounted for 39 of Belarus' 54 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 25 of Minsk's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 157 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Vanuatu
8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
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Uruguay
11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Cuba
32 of its 64 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 25 of Cuba's 32 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets.
India
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Chikungunya was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.
Lebanon
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Romania
79 of its 217 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Argentina
22 of its 65 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Denmark (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in India (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).
25 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 26; 26 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 21,307 stories about harm among 85,799 counted on 7 Dec.
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25 in every 100 of the day's 85,799 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 8 December 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 25 today.
- 25 in every 100 of the day's 85,799 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 26).
- Ethiopia: Tigray accounted for 62 of Ethiopia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets.
- Belarus: Minsk accounted for 39 of Belarus' 54 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.
- Iran: Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 157 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets.
- Vanuatu: 8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Denmark's news.
- Mentions of the chikungunya ran more than ten times their usual in India's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 8 December 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Syria51 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024 Delhi India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Los Angeles US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Lagos Nigeria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Pearl Harbor US attacks & violence · 150 stories, 221 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 109 stories, 140 outlets ● Fraser Island Australia accidents & disasters · 18 stories, 75 outlets ● Caracas Venezuela attacks & violence · 30 stories, 130 outlets ● Terre Haute US protests & strikes · 23 stories, 81 outlets ● Tigray Ethiopia people displaced · 62 stories, 89 outlets ● Minsk Belarus protests & strikes · 39 stories, 47 outlets ● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong protests & strikes · 32 stories, 39 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health61% 12,915 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice15% 3,239 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,665 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,447 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 895 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 434 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 193 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed5,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and GermanyStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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