We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 61 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 132 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
145 of its 311 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 72 of Malaysia's 145 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
246 of its 831 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
83 of its 322 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dubai accounted for 71 of the United Arab Emirates' 83 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).
56 of its 166 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
1,364 of its 3,632 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning and road crashes.
Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
8 of Tigray's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Brazil (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Greece (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flu in Israel (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 19,468 stories about harm among 65,340 counted on 29 Dec.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 September 2021. For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 65,340 stories, above the usual 27. Sudan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.
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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