We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
194 of its 366 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Mount Marapi accounted for 89 of Indonesia's 194 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 139 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 193 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bangkok accounted for 35 of Thailand's 79 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
459 of its 1,544 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
50 of its 223 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
36 of its 61 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
322 of its 885 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories).
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 257 of Palestine's 326 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Tanzania (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (395 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 19,805 stories about harm among 108,425 counted on 5 Dec.
In Indonesia, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,425 stories, as usual. On 5 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 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 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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