We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of Managua's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lusaka accounted for 14 of Zambia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bissau accounted for 18 of Guinea-Bissau's 18 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).
8 of its 21 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).
229 of its 521 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Philippine accounted for 121 of the Philippines' 229 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and volcanic eruption.
145 of its 448 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 94 of Russia's 145 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories).
13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Havana's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 4 of Ouagadougou's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Philippines (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (155 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 11,665 stories about harm among 59,173 counted on 2 Dec.
In the Philippines' news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,173 stories, as usual. Nicaragua's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 2 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 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 about as 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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