We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
85 of its 281 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 58 of Brazil's 85 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heatstroke was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 161 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 44 of Kashmir's 111 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
455 of its 1,613 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (254 stories). Drownings were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 253 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
48 of its 78 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jbeil accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
466 of its 1,360 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 109 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
126 of its 468 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
237 of its 648 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 682 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Nigeria (95 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 15,737 stories about harm among 79,824 counted on 27 Dec.
Brazil's news mentioned the heatstroke more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 79,824 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Brazil, 30% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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 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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