We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 53 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 14 of Jammu's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
56 of its 69 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Cetinje accounted for 52 of Montenegro's 56 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
16 of its 51 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 62 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Power cuts were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
30 of its 92 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 10 of Riyadh's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 350 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 115 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 73 of Palestine's 96 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
206 of its 617 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
113 of its 328 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Hypothermia was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in UK (161 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 10,741 stories about harm among 53,234 counted on 1 Jan.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France. Kashmir stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 53,234 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On 2 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today. Over December, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in December 2023.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.