We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
390 of its 842 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Jeju accounted for 169 of South Korea's 390 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (320 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 152 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 104 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
81 of its 105 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio.
39 of its 72 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). 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.
36 of its 61 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Caracas' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).
58 of its 122 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
46 of its 112 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Hypothermia was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 185 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in China (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 14,114 stories about harm among 70,829 counted on 31 Dec.
It was the third day running that the news turned to South Korea. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. South Korea stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 70,829 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18.
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 about as 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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