We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 327 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
512 of its 763 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 362 of Iran's 512 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. 346 of Tehran's 362 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
116 of its 252 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
172 of its 515 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Avalanche was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
192 of its 588 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 93 of Syria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 69 of Israel's 171 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 36 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatwave and cyclone.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (89 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (126 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 14,817 stories about harm among 79,499 counted on 9 Jan.
Australia's news mentioned wildfires about 9 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,499 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Ukraine stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.
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 about as 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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