We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
327 of its 438 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bandar Abbas accounted for 179 of Iran's 327 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Building collapse was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with gas explosion and storms.
488 of its 1,551 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vancouver accounted for 340 of Canada's 488 stories about harm, carried by 639 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
155 of its 399 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Illness was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
65 of its 307 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
211 of its 284 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Pahalgam accounted for 160 of Kashmir's 211 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
404 of its 797 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,024 of its 3,048 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (441 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 99 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.
36 of its 127 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Dominican Republic (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hantavirus in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Apr. 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 9,201 stories about harm among 44,142 counted on 27 Apr.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. of the day's 44,142 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Iran's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. In Uganda's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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