We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
354 of its 465 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tehran accounted for 190 of Iran's 354 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
80 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Amman's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
73 of its 268 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.
52 of its 69 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
456 of its 616 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 323 of Palestine's 456 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
448 of its 1,434 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 110 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 9 of Colombo's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Baghdad accounted for 27 of Iraq's 67 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 111 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Canada (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 19,830 stories about harm among 109,608 counted on 30 Jan.
Mentions of the hunger ran about 6 times their usual in Ethiopia's news. of the day's 109,608 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 30 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. Iran's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.
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 18 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 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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