We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
275 of its 531 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Belgorod accounted for 123 of Russia's 275 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
89 of its 264 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 18 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Managua accounted for 15 of Nicaragua's 18 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 8 of Managua's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
78 of its 206 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
127 of its 204 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. the Red Sea accounted for 127 of Djibouti's 127 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Aleppo accounted for 23 of Syria's 39 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
193 of its 362 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
317 of its 1,044 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
47 of its 107 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in China (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 8,873 stories about harm among 44,554 counted on 31 Dec.
Russia's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 44,554 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 31 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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