We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
61 of its 72 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 61 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
646 of its 826 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Naama accounted for 314 of Israel's 646 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (349 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 108 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 47 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kivu accounted for 32 of Rwanda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 60 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 45 of Yemen's 54 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
185 of its 238 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 132 of Palestine's 185 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
19 of its 57 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 64 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Iran (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 11,378 stories about harm among 57,220 counted on 25 Jan.
In Türkiye's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 57,220 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. On 26 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today. Sudan stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%.
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 about as 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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