We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
190 of its 405 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 129 of Bangladesh's 190 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 65 of Dhaka's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Krizna Jama accounted for 39 of Slovenia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
237 of its 533 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
258 of its 885 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 97 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
46 of its 88 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Polio was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
47 of its 123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories).
29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
67 of its 261 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Jamaica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (11 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 18,277 stories about harm among 94,931 counted on 8 Jan.
The news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 94,931 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. Bangladesh stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.
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 softer 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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