We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 151 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 84 of Palestine's 109 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
364 of its 626 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Magdeburg accounted for 229 of Germany's 364 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (283 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 51 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Efate accounted for 25 of Vanuatu's 49 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Cyclone was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
50 of its 130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).
81 of its 108 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sanaa accounted for 68 of Yemen's 81 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 53 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. the Red Sea accounted for 27 of Djibouti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
338 of its 947 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of its 272 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 187 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Kashmir (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Africa (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 8,249 stories about harm among 44,747 counted on 22 Dec.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US. of the day's 44,747 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Vanuatu's news mentioned the cyclone about 4 times as often as usual. Palestine's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 61%. A year earlier, on 23 December 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Mayotte, on 4 of 7 days.
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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