We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
85 of its 154 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 56 of Kashmir's 85 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 188 of Iran's 334 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 172 of Tehran's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
131 of its 184 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
82 of its 290 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
41 of its 77 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kampala accounted for 19 of Uganda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
134 of its 410 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Landslides were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with volcanic eruption.
10 of its 27 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 3 of Tunis' 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
16 of its 45 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (65 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in US (345 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 16,363 stories about harm among 83,148 counted on 23 Jan.
For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 83,148 stories, above the usual 18. Kashmir's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 23 January 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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 much 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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