We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
117 of its 311 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 85 of France's 117 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 55 of Paris' 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 15 of Lebanon's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
203 of its 567 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
140 of its 333 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.
37 of its 124 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 19 of Brasilia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 62 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Raqqa accounted for 19 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
97 of its 238 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Niamey accounted for 11 of Niger's 11 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
207 of its 597 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Japan (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (378 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Nepal (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 8,700 stories about harm among 39,039 counted on 26 Dec.
The news turned to France for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 39,039 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ethiopia. France stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. On 26 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 22 today.
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 much 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.