We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
222 of its 321 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 147 of Iran's 222 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 136 of Tehran's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
65 of its 116 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 39 of Cuba's 65 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 88 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).
17 of its 33 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
32 of its 74 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 32 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 200 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
20 of its 64 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 194 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Measles was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flu, meningitis and diphtheria.
Socotra accounted for 16 of Yemen's 23 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Denmark (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Netherlands (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,960 stories about harm among 82,246 counted on 6 Jan.
The news turned to Iran for the seventh day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 82,246 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Denmark's news mentioned measles about three times as often as usual. Iran's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.
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 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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