We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 66 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Las Cuevas accounted for 21 of Trinidad & Tobago's 33 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 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.
23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jonglei accounted for 13 of South Sudan's 23 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 170 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 4 of Nuuk's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
33 of its 102 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 97 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 26 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Maputo accounted for 13 of Mozambique's 18 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 151 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 61 of Palestine's 87 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Cuba (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (197 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 16,693 stories about harm among 84,930 counted on 27 Jan.
Trinidad & Tobago stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 84,930 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 27 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, 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 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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