We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
236 of its 424 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 207 of Malaysia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Landslides were named in 197 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
101 of its 155 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Lima accounted for 48 of Peru's 101 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 41 of Lima's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 85 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 27 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
45 of its 101 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 32 of Lebanon's 45 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
101 of its 173 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 101 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 113 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Amman's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of its 56 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 17 of Rajouri's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
211 of its 643 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Extreme cold was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, earthquake and tsunami.
44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rabies was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 161 of Ukraine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: rabies in Uganda (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in UK (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 14,598 stories about harm among 72,736 counted on 16 Dec.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 31 October 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 72,736 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news. In Malaysia, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 16 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today.
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 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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