We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
69 of its 140 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
139 of its 374 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, typhoon and drownings. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 147 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
291 of its 840 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Abidjan accounted for 12 of Côte d’Ivoire's 12 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
346 of its 1,181 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
46 of its 109 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of la Paz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 23 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flu in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in UK (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,930 stories about harm among 58,528 counted on 28 Dec.
Of the day's 58,528 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 28 December 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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