We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
90 of its 161 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bandung accounted for 46 of Indonesia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
178 of its 333 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kyiv accounted for 133 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
209 of its 452 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 141 of Iran's 242 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 123 of Tehran's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 134 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Heavy rain was 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
91 of its 264 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Landslides were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 122 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 36 of Venezuela's 61 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories).
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
4,471 of its 15,637 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hypothermia was named in 239 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, hurricane and gas explosion.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (54 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Afghanistan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in US (239 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 11,021 stories about harm among 51,851 counted on 24 Jan.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 12 January 2025. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 51,851 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Indonesia stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.
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 21 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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