We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 344 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 89 of Ukraine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
224 of its 509 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 107 of Bangladesh's 224 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 58 of Dhaka's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
105 of its 303 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Plane crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
129 of its 193 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 57 of Palestine's 129 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
164 of its 484 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Sanaa accounted for 14 of Yemen's 24 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 9 of Tirana's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 42 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
26 of its 135 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold and storms.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Romania (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sudan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (23 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 13,827 stories about harm among 74,062 counted on 23 Dec.
Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. of the day's 74,062 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. On 23 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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 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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