We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 139 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 41 of Peru's 84 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 30 of Lima's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 136 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 60 of Lebanon's 77 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
47 of its 148 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
17 of its 51 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
153 of its 251 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 75 of Iran's 153 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 52 of Tehran's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 145 of Ukraine's 291 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Storms were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 88 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tigray accounted for 37 of Ethiopia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 48 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of Tunis' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
7 of its 26 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 3 of Dakar's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (236 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in UK (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 15,993 stories about harm among 80,616 counted on 15 Dec.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Peru. of the day's 80,616 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. On 15 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. In Peru, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 much 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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