We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 74 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. la Paz accounted for 27 of Bolivia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 24 of la Paz's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
135 of its 232 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Aranyaprathet accounted for 73 of Thailand's 135 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 70 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 22 of Kashmir's 37 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
71 of its 110 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Poipet accounted for 44 of Cambodia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
290 of its 670 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 155 of Ukraine's 290 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
156 of its 455 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Landslides were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings and power cuts. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 31 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.
56 of its 71 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Afghanistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 12,777 stories about harm among 58,449 counted on 29 Dec.
Uzbekistan stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 29 December 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 58,449 stories, above the usual 20.
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 22 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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