We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
559 of its 659 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Santiago accounted for 551 of Chile's 559 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (338 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
179 of its 302 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 59 of Manaus' 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
148 of its 305 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (108 stories).
113 of its 279 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories).
1,745 of its 2,598 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,615 of Israel's 1,745 stories about harm, carried by 1,223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,317 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
943 of its 1,068 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Baghdad accounted for 724 of Iraq's 943 stories about harm, carried by 546 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (532 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 71 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tunis accounted for 51 of Tunisia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 50 of Tunis' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
501 of its 783 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Istanbul accounted for 378 of Türkiye's 501 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories). Storms were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia and power cuts.
212 of Damascus' 350 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (306 stories). Tsunami was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
295 of its 565 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (246 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Germany (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (63 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (54 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 30,699 stories about harm among 132,446 counted on 8 Jan.
Germany's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 132,446 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Chile's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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 harsher 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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