We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
221 of its 234 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kocani accounted for 148 of North Macedonia's 221 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
211 of its 239 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 182 of Yemen's 211 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (140 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 36 of Cuba's 46 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Power cuts were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
15 of its 37 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 6 of Bucharest's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
91 of its 141 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
285 of its 572 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
779 of its 3,237 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
48 of its 78 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).
38 of its 70 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (390 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in India (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Mar. 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 9,465 stories about harm among 46,244 counted on 16 Mar.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. of the day's 46,244 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. North Macedonia stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about North Macedonia and the US. In Cuba's news, mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.
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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