We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
119 of its 171 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 105 of Lebanon's 119 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,238 of its 1,919 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (253 stories). Landslides were named in 135 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, volcanic eruption and building collapse.
10 of its 22 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
113 of its 281 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets.
337 of its 607 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 195 of Ukraine's 337 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
221 of its 538 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
230 of its 329 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 182 of Palestine's 230 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
The Red Sea accounted for 81 of Djibouti's 81 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
72 of its 207 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Finland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in India (82 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about three 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 16,799 stories about harm among 82,866 counted on 2 Jan.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 26 November 2023. 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,866 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Finland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Israel. Lebanon's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.
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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