We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,629 of its 3,102 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Istanbul accounted for 2,255 of Türkiye's 2,629 stories about harm, carried by 1,497 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,928 stories). Earthquake was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
147 of its 280 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 110 of Lebanon's 147 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
111 of its 216 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Budapest accounted for 91 of Hungary's 111 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
120 of its 245 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
903 of its 1,103 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Baghdad accounted for 561 of Iraq's 903 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,575 of its 1,972 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Madaya accounted for 963 of Syria's 1,575 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (442 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
272 of its 938 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
134 of its 202 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 25 of Darfur's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories).
127 of its 217 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
165 of its 191 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Spain (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Brazil (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Botswana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Armenia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Azerbaijan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 46,423 stories about harm among 239,586 counted on 12 Jan.
Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 239,586 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Türkiye stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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.
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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