We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 130 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 68 of Palestine's 99 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 65 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Buenos Aires accounted for 23 of Argentina's 24 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 287 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 56 of South Korea's 98 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 42 of Seoul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories).
Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 57 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
300 of its 445 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jerusalem accounted for 87 of Israel's 300 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
256 of its 966 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.
36 of its 78 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
213 of its 594 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ethiopia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Ireland (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Russia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,999 stories about harm among 52,792 counted on 4 Jan.
Of the day's 52,792 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 5 January 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
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 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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