We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
52 of its 62 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kivu accounted for 40 of Rwanda's 52 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 8 of Lavavolo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
361 of its 1,135 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
85 of its 141 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories).
24 of its 70 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Minsk's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Iran (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (193 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,245 stories about harm among 96,150 counted on 24 Jan.
Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. of the day's 96,150 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. the news turned to Rwanda for the second day running. Rwanda's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 25 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 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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