We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
149 of its 450 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Bamako's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 176 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
36 of its 57 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tbilisi accounted for 33 of Georgia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
267 of its 749 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories).
27 of its 98 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Pakistan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Canada (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in US (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 May. 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 17,063 stories about harm among 98,914 counted on 15 May.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 April 2025. of the day's 98,914 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Mexico's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. Mexico's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 15 May 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 softer 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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