We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 210 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 115 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 25 of Lima's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
72 of its 119 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.
67 of its 213 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
69 of its 180 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 15 of Istanbul's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
65 of its 152 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 12 of Jakarta's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
131 of its 345 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 68 of Brasilia's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
40 of its 72 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tigray accounted for 25 of Ethiopia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
191 of its 726 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 122 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 38 of Tehran's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Switzerland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ecuador (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Japan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in US (184 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 15,361 stories about harm among 80,153 counted on 11 Jan.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 December 2022. of the day's 80,153 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Uganda's news mentioned Ebola about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 11 January 2022, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Afghanistan, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual.
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 softer 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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