We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
255 of its 497 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 111 of Thailand's 255 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Limassol accounted for 30 of Cyprus' 32 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
16 of Kyiv's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 41 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
89 of its 171 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Phnom Penh accounted for 50 of Cambodia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
152 of its 487 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Typhoon was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
711 of its 1,047 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hunger was named in 360 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
106 of its 157 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Damascus accounted for 43 of Syria's 106 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (360 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Samoa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 15,725 stories about harm among 86,791 counted on 25 Jul.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 6 June 2025. 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,791 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Thailand. Thailand stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual in Israel's news.
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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