We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
59 of its 72 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 24 of Sudan's 59 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
159 of its 318 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kyiv accounted for 112 of Ukraine's 159 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.
53 of its 176 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
461 of its 1,234 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 149 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 18 of Afghanistan's 40 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 57 of Palestine's 70 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 168 of Iran's 253 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. 105 of Tehran's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
43 of its 104 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Spain (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Russia (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 15,195 stories about harm among 88,456 counted on 5 Feb.
Cape Verde's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 88,456 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Sudan, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 59% is usual. On 5 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 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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