We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 200 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Minas Gerais accounted for 61 of Brazil's 91 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 32 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Sokolo accounted for 28 of Mali's 31 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
388 of its 1,329 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 123 of Iraq's 154 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 99 of Baghdad's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
176 of its 334 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Elazig accounted for 107 of Türkiye's 176 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories). Earthquake was named in 151 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 113 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 94 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tripoli accounted for 36 of Libya's 44 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,927 of its 2,739 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Wuhan accounted for 1,482 of China's 1,927 stories about harm, carried by 1,673 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).
42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 14 of Banjul's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (151 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Kenya (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Poland (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); house fires in UK (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 12,024 stories about harm among 54,655 counted on 26 Jan.
Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 54,655 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and Canada. Brazil stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Türkiye's news. This week the news turned most often to China, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 5 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 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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