We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
57 of its 85 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Pyongyang accounted for 37 of North Korea's 57 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
201 of its 773 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Earthquake was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption.
32 of its 127 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 104 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
67 of its 250 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Kashmir (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Africa (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 17,368 stories about harm among 85,688 counted on 13 Jan.
In North Korea, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 85,688 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Japan's news. On 14 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as 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 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 softer 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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