We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
136 of its 253 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 136 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.
123 of its 159 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kathmandu accounted for 114 of Nepal's 123 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.
237 of its 641 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 47 of Islamabad's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
131 of its 329 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
116 of its 195 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kulgam accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 116 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
37 of its 108 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 33 of Belgium's 37 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories).
21 of its 74 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
117 of its 281 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 269 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 17 of Accra's 28 stories were about protests or strikes.
158 of its 662 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Heavy rain was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (1012 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Russia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in India (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Sep. 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 12,107 stories about harm among 58,520 counted on 28 Sep.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 14 July 2024. 21 in every 100 of the day's 58,520 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Nepal's news mentioned heavy rain about 5 times as often as usual. On 29 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 21 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 much harsher 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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