We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 115 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Maputo accounted for 72 of Mozambique's 93 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 66 of Maputo's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
163 of its 224 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Aktau accounted for 153 of Kazakhstan's 163 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tel Aviv accounted for 241 of Israel's 522 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (177 stories). Hypothermia was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 141 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
190 of its 358 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 151 of Azerbaijan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
146 of its 216 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 72 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 17 of Kabul's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 131 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
369 of its 801 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (121 stories). Plane crash was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
134 of its 338 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Azerbaijan (78 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 11,571 stories about harm among 59,291 counted on 26 Dec.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,291 stories, above the usual 18. It was the second day running that the news turned to Mozambique. In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 9 times their usual. Mozambique stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 60%.
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 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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