We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
214 of its 319 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 135 of Iran's 214 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 126 of Tehran's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
192 of its 781 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Extreme cold was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 78 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Aleppo accounted for 72 of Syria's 96 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 86 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 30 of Nepal's 41 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 24 of Kathmandu's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories).
25 of its 76 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 5 of Kampala's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Jerusalem accounted for 93 of Israel's 194 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 49 of Jerusalem's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 84 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 27 of Cuba's 47 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets.
40 of its 185 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
57 of its 208 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Netherlands (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 15,053 stories about harm among 83,328 counted on 7 Jan.
It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 83,328 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 January 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Iran, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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