We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
276 of its 532 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 203 of Bangladesh's 276 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. 120 of Dhaka's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Krizna Jama accounted for 15 of Slovenia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
180 of its 539 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
115 of its 293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
200 of its 266 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 122 of Palestine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 32 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 25 of Iraq's 35 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 31 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
18 of its 36 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories).
19 of its 45 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Australia (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in US (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in India (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Jan. 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 9,819 stories about harm among 48,309 counted on 7 Jan.
For the second day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 48,309 stories, above the usual 19. Bangladesh's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. On 7 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Japan, on 6 of 7 days.
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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