We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
248 of its 461 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 108 of Ukraine's 248 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (191 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
51 of its 172 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 110 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
283 of its 569 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Belgorod accounted for 114 of Russia's 283 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
179 of its 258 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 154 of Palestine's 179 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 57 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 108 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
88 of its 248 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
329 of its 1,030 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Italy (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in Palestine (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in UK (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Israel (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 10,429 stories about harm among 52,004 counted on 30 Dec.
Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 52,004 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 30 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.
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 much 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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