We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
146 of its 336 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 101 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
202 of its 436 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Building collapse was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
40 of Melbourne's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
124 of its 188 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 78 of Palestine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 58 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Hodeida accounted for 21 of Yemen's 42 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 67 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 19 of Syria's 46 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
30 of its 100 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Typhoon was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Syria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Nigeria (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (221 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jul. 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 9,093 stories about harm among 43,123 counted on 6 Jul.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 43,123 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. This week the news turned most often to Palestine, on 3 of 5 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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