We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
114 of its 187 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 114 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 112 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tsunami was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
76 of its 128 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
17 of its 53 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Comasagua accounted for 15 of el Salvador's 15 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 10 of Comasagua's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
278 of its 791 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 66 of Beijing's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
15 of its 37 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).
53 of its 112 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (59 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,326 stories about harm among 42,944 counted on 3 Dec.
Mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 42,944 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iran's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.
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 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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