We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 113 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amsterdam accounted for 37 of the Netherlands' 53 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 31 of Amsterdam's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
109 of its 161 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 49 of Malaysia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
264 of its 445 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 142 of Israel's 264 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Flu was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
63 of its 99 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 63 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 123 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 77 of Sudan's 92 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 72 of Khartoum's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 89 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
182 of its 434 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 315 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 727 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in France (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in China (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 10,670 stories about harm among 35,217 counted on 2 Jan.
In the Netherlands, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 35,217 stories, above the usual 27. On 2 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 30 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.
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 much 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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