We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
122 of its 218 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Rubaya accounted for 17 of Rwanda's 18 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Tehran accounted for 201 of Iran's 287 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. 150 of Tehran's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
36 of its 97 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
221 of its 462 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
236 of its 446 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 92 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).
16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in US (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. 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 8,167 stories about harm among 44,478 counted on 1 Feb.
For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 44,478 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 1 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 5 of 7 days. Over January, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in January 2025.
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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