We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
309 of its 549 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Murree accounted for 210 of Pakistan's 309 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Snowstorms were named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, flooding and extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
230 of its 363 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Almaty accounted for 187 of Kazakhstan's 230 stories about harm, carried by 455 outlets. 133 of Almaty's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
94 of its 161 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 66 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 48 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 23 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets.
57 of its 137 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 18 of Cairo's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
55 of its 91 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 49 of Ethiopia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 21 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 13 of Tirana's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
52 of its 97 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories).
39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and cyclone.
14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Ecuador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Fiji (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (22 of its stories, more than ten 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 13,581 stories about harm among 45,434 counted on 8 Jan.
Of the day's 45,434 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. A year earlier, on 8 January 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 30 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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