We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
34 of its 94 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
292 of its 707 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
100 of its 192 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bangkok accounted for 53 of Thailand's 100 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets.
12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
32 of its 86 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
200 of its 446 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 98 of Israel's 200 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.
327 of its 664 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).
Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in St Vincent (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Norway (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in India (136 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Australia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Jan. 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 24,258 stories about harm among 91,464 counted on 5 Jan.
St Vincent's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 4 times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 91,464 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 6 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 27 today. Belgium stood out: 36% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.
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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