We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 201 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 84 of Iran's 153 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
163 of its 296 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and power cuts.
21 of its 41 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Copenhagen accounted for 18 of Denmark's 21 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 10 of Copenhagen's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 of its 83 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).
472 of its 605 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 437 of Israel's 472 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
57 of its 74 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jenin accounted for 37 of Palestine's 57 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
32 of its 98 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.
11 of Brasilia's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with respiratory illness. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); bridge collapse in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 9,097 stories about harm among 44,176 counted on 28 Jan.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. 21 in every 100 of the day's 44,176 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. On 28 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today. Iran's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.
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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