We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
200 of its 429 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Paris accounted for 171 of France's 200 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. 120 of Paris' 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Darfur accounted for 12 of Sudan's 14 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
314 of its 573 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Flooding was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 62 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 25 of Nepal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 313 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Johannesburg accounted for 70 of South Africa's 120 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 199 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 49 of Malaysia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
90 of its 410 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
170 of its 498 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
642 of its 2,608 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
39 of its 99 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Canada (87 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Palestine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (520 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (30 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 8,763 stories about harm among 37,970 counted on 24 Dec.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 14 August 2022. of the day's 37,970 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Ukraine's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. France's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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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