We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
79 of its 141 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Lima accounted for 37 of Peru's 79 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 31 of Lima's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tigray accounted for 43 of Ethiopia's 68 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
39 of its 155 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 38 of Belgium's 39 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
180 of its 300 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 86 of Iran's 180 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 27 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kinshasa accounted for 23 of the DR Congo's 26 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
40 of its 44 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
75 of its 121 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 174 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 8 of Brasilia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in DR Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (242 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (61 of its stories, about three 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 15,570 stories about harm among 78,440 counted on 14 Dec.
Congo's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 78,440 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. A year earlier, on 14 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Peru's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.
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 softer 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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