We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 200 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Oslo accounted for 61 of Norway's 91 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 186 of Iran's 267 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 139 of Tehran's 186 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Gaza accounted for 70 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
106 of its 237 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Morocco (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in US (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 13,078 stories about harm among 76,827 counted on 2 Feb.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 December 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 76,827 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Norway, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Kashmir's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. On 2 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 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 17 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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