We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
241 of its 342 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 162 of Iran's 241 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. 158 of Tehran's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
92 of its 189 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
88 of its 206 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 50 of Ukraine's 88 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kathmandu accounted for 12 of Nepal's 29 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.
202 of its 261 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 141 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Riyadh accounted for 28 of Saudi Arabia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
123 of its 217 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Caracas accounted for 826 of Venezuela's 989 stories about harm, carried by 1,299 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
59 of its 192 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Venezuela (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Israel (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in India (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,759 stories about harm among 43,217 counted on 3 Jan.
The news turned to Iran for the fourth day running. Iran's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. of the day's 43,217 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 3 January 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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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