We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 164 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Oslo accounted for 49 of Norway's 53 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 34 of Oslo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
79 of its 144 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts and food poisoning.
157 of its 297 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 69 of Venezuela's 157 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 48 of Caracas' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).
97 of its 227 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 94 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Mzuzu's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
Darfur accounted for 19 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ireland (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Ghana (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Israel (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 14,829 stories about harm among 86,415 counted on 10 Dec.
Norway stood out: 32% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 86,415 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ireland's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. A year earlier, on 10 December 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 17 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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