We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
154 of its 346 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santorini accounted for 93 of Greece's 154 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with volcanic eruption, tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 208 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tbilisi accounted for 16 of Georgia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 15 of Tbilisi's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
120 of its 189 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Manbij accounted for 65 of Syria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
51 of its 90 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kampala accounted for 39 of Uganda's 51 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
62 of its 74 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 142 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 105 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 47 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in India (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 15,104 stories about harm among 87,564 counted on 3 Feb.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 December 2024. the news turned to Greece for the second day running. Greece's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 87,564 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.
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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