We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
39 of its 53 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Antananarivo accounted for 35 of Madagascar's 39 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 28 of Antananarivo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
126 of its 254 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Typhoon was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (118 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
123 of its 322 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).
65 of its 97 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nassau accounted for 28 of the Bahamas' 65 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
96 of its 154 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ladakh accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 96 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 51 of Ladakh's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).
17 of its 66 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Rabat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Chisinau accounted for 47 of Moldova's 52 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets.
25 of its 133 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Bahamas (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Lebanon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Sep. 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 15,016 stories about harm among 80,295 counted on 29 Sep.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,295 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Madagascar, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 September 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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