We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
263 of its 611 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Philippine accounted for 127 of the Philippines' 263 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (145 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
43 of its 76 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 43 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jonglei accounted for 13 of South Sudan's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 142 of Iran's 267 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 131 of Tehran's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 200 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
305 of its 598 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 149 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with measles, rubella and chickenpox. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 47 of Palestine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
102 of its 278 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); nipah virus in Thailand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (149 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (52 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 14,403 stories about harm among 70,260 counted on 26 Jan.
Of the day's 70,260 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 26 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.
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 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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