We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
111 of its 213 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Juarez accounted for 73 of Mexico's 111 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 57 of Juarez's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
245 of its 534 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 170 of Ukraine's 245 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Extreme cold was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
260 of its 831 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kampala accounted for 28 of Uganda's 35 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 102 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Rajouri accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 71 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 26 of Rajouri's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
56 of its 67 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jenin accounted for 46 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 23 of Jenin's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 121 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 82 of Syria's 99 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
166 of its 369 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.
76 of its 313 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Covid was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
188 of its 567 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Malawi (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Qatar (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in China (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jan. 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 9,184 stories about harm among 42,093 counted on 2 Jan.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. of the day's 42,093 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Mexico stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 2 January 2022, 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 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?
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