We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 176 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cetinje accounted for 140 of Montenegro's 148 stories about harm, carried by 395 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 28 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Sfax accounted for 14 of Tunisia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).
87 of its 163 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).
73 of its 268 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
237 of its 665 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
145 of its 199 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 86 of Palestine's 145 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 130 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
240 of its 573 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 60 of Seoul's 82 stories were about protests or strikes.
16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in St Vincent (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in China (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in India (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jan. 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 15,455 stories about harm among 75,557 counted on 2 Jan.
Montenegro stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 75,557 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France. St Vincent's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Montenegro.
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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