We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 67 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Minsk accounted for 36 of Belarus' 53 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 23 of Minsk's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,351 of its 2,115 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sydney accounted for 1,186 of Australia's 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 1,245 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (695 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
13 of its 39 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
23 of its 69 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
178 of its 227 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Damascus accounted for 70 of Syria's 178 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
80 of its 145 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bangkok accounted for 30 of Thailand's 80 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
64 of its 230 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
60 of its 72 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 4 of Mopti's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 9 of Budapest's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Canada (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); house fires in UK (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 Dec. 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 8,520 stories about harm among 40,124 counted on 14 Dec.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. In Belarus, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 40,124 stories, above the usual 17. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. This week the news turned most often to Japan, on 3 of 7 days.
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?
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