We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
174 of its 467 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 139 of Ukraine's 174 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
263 of its 581 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 85 of Paris' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paramaribo accounted for 23 of Suriname's 25 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 108 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
56 of its 82 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yangon accounted for 31 of Myanmar's 56 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
71 of its 93 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Latakia accounted for 37 of Syria's 71 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 33 of Latakia's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 108 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
4 of Phnom Penh's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Conakry's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 7,266 stories about harm among 36,400 counted on 28 Dec.
The news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. Ukraine's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 36,400 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 28 December 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, 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 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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