We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
117 of its 249 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ankara accounted for 82 of Türkiye's 117 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
268 of its 536 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Philippine accounted for 134 of the Philippines' 268 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (124 stories). Tropical storm was named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding, landslides and typhoon.
30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 11 of Maputo's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (159 stories). Outbreaks were named in 363 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with poisoning and bridge collapse.
111 of its 192 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
48 of its 106 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
37 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
8 of Tbilisi's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Gaza accounted for 126 of Palestine's 151 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (184 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Haiti (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Canada (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 Oct. 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 17,175 stories about harm among 99,186 counted on 25 Oct.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 5 September 2024. 17 in every 100 of the day's 99,186 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. the news turned to Türkiye for the third day running. Türkiye's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%.
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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