We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 132 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Zewan accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 9 of Bogota's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
101 of its 204 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 58 of Bangladesh's 101 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 116 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
67 of its 143 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 20 of Minsk's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
189 of its 303 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 128 of Afghanistan's 189 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
175 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Tsunami was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
244 of its 758 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires and storms. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
56 of its 142 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (848 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 22,851 stories about harm among 85,795 counted on 14 Dec.
Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 85,795 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. On 14 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 27 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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