We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 160 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Oslo accounted for 38 of Norway's 46 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 23 of Oslo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
18 of its 38 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kivu accounted for 14 of Rwanda's 18 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 81 of Palestine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Snowstorms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 39 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. la Paz accounted for 13 of Bolivia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).
121 of its 271 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 91 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 67 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Kathmandu's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Caracas accounted for 118 of Venezuela's 242 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. 71 of Caracas' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Brazil (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (114 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Israel (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 14,818 stories about harm among 87,441 counted on 11 Dec.
Mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 87,441 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Norway for the second day running. Norway's news was 29% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. A year earlier, on 11 December 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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 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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