We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
90 of its 166 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Storms were named in 11 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.
167 of its 350 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 101 of Israel's 167 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 70 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 34 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
130 of its 295 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Omdurman accounted for 11 of Sudan's 19 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
286 of its 830 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge.
93 of its 367 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 59 of France's 93 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
149 of its 443 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and drownings.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Philippines (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in China (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,657 stories about harm among 52,109 counted on 27 Dec.
Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. On 27 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 22 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 52,109 stories, above the usual 20. Indonesia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.
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 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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