We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 97 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Katesh accounted for 33 of Tanzania's 70 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
392 of its 809 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Philippine accounted for 138 of the Philippines' 392 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
229 of its 1,160 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 44 of Okinawa's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (93 stories).
20 of its 48 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
254 of its 407 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mount Marapi accounted for 75 of Indonesia's 254 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 335 of Israel's 1,523 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bissau accounted for 23 of Guinea-Bissau's 23 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets.
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (283 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Russia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,036 stories about harm among 94,900 counted on 4 Dec.
Tanzania's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 94,900 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Tanzania for the second day running. On 4 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 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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