We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
142 of its 298 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Paris accounted for 111 of France's 142 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. 83 of Paris' 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
291 of its 715 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beijing accounted for 126 of China's 291 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
200 of its 442 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kherson accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 186 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Johannesburg accounted for 63 of South Africa's 96 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).
65 of its 112 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
191 of its 526 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Snowstorms were named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, extreme cold and storms.
220 of its 571 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
18 of its 51 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
49 of its 290 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
80 of its 143 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Canada (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (276 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Palestine (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 6,605 stories about harm among 28,071 counted on 25 Dec.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 7 August 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 28,071 stories, above the usual 20. France's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US. the news turned to France for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 24 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 harsher 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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