We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
460 of its 769 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Madrid accounted for 293 of Spain's 460 stories about harm, carried by 629 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (296 stories). Train derailment was named in 370 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 51 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Guatemala City accounted for 28 of Guatemala's 46 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 20 of Guatemala City's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
75 of its 142 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 75 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
64 of its 82 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Penco accounted for 32 of Chile's 64 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms, heatwave and drought.
206 of its 526 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
20 of its 50 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 170 of Iran's 298 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 148 of Tehran's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Mozambique (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Romania (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (35 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 11,891 stories about harm among 67,395 counted on 19 Jan.
Spain's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 67,395 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 19 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.
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 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.