We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Tehran accounted for 158 of Iran's 249 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Gas explosion was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Rubaya accounted for 42 of Rwanda's 46 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
73 of its 169 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 49 of Ukraine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
12 of its 50 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 133 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 80 of Palestine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 48 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 11 of Copenhagen's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
206 of its 460 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
219 of its 388 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Niamey accounted for 14 of Niger's 15 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in US (61 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 10,124 stories about harm among 51,421 counted on 31 Jan.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 51,421 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Rwanda's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 31 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.
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 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?
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