We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
503 of its 596 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 216 of Iran's 503 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (349 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
788 of its 1,494 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Landslides were named in 174 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, volcanic eruption and extreme cold.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
40 of its 109 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
220 of its 578 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Power cuts were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
261 of its 544 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
136 of its 276 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 127 of Lebanon's 136 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
The Red Sea accounted for 77 of Djibouti's 77 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
44 of its 70 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Freetown accounted for 29 of Sierra Leone's 44 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.
55 of its 164 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and extreme cold.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Sweden (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in France (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 6 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 19,022 stories about harm among 96,447 counted on 3 Jan.
20 in every 100 of the day's 96,447 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 3 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 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 20 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 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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