We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 120 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tbilisi accounted for 74 of Georgia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 65 of Tbilisi's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Gaza accounted for 87 of Palestine's 133 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 203 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 19 of Tehran's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 166 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 42 of Dhaka's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
10 of Sinaloa's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hepatitis.
59 of Islamabad's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
17 of its 65 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in South Korea (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,586 stories about harm among 105,972 counted on 4 Dec.
17 in every 100 of the day's 105,972 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 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 softer 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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