We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 70 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lilongwe accounted for 24 of Malawi's 38 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Cholera was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
276 of its 734 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 145 of Russia's 276 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (171 stories). Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
87 of its 269 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
276 of its 1,009 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.
161 of its 407 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Power cuts were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
23 of its 26 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Nouna accounted for 20 of Burkina Faso's 23 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 126 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
42 of its 66 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 8 of Jenin's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Damascus accounted for 22 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
233 of its 536 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 115 of Ukraine's 233 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Philippines (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in China (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in UK (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 13,152 stories about harm among 63,858 counted on 3 Jan.
Of the day's 63,858 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 January 2022, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
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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