We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
45 of its 82 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Risaralda accounted for 23 of Colombia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 147 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Balkh accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
146 of its 273 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 81 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
108 of its 475 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
175 of its 329 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 60 of Indonesia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 36 of Jakarta's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 9 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with covid and hunger.
26 of its 50 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Baghdad's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kyiv accounted for 130 of Ukraine's 265 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,940 stories about harm among 77,566 counted on 6 Dec.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. of the day's 77,566 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 6 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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