We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
407 of its 855 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Moscow accounted for 244 of Russia's 407 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (116 stories). Plane crash was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
39 of its 133 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 142 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
10 of its 28 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Minsk's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
112 of its 140 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 101 of Yemen's 112 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.
100 of its 147 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 77 of Palestine's 100 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 118 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Aktau accounted for 45 of Kazakhstan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
298 of its 1,200 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Wildfires were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and drought.
Damascus accounted for 61 of Syria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Fiji (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in North Korea (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Australia (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Israel (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in China (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,150 stories about harm among 68,033 counted on 27 Dec.
Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 68,033 stories, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 28 December 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
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 19 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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