We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
85 of its 212 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 55 of Thailand's 85 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Illness was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 65 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 30 of Haiti's 59 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge.
98 of its 207 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 71 of Ukraine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Abidjan accounted for 21 of Côte d’Ivoire's 30 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).
156 of its 198 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Storm surge was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Bafoussam's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
171 of its 381 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 75 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 41 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Jamaica (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tornadoes in US (47 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 Oct. 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 8,883 stories about harm among 53,143 counted on 25 Oct.
In Haiti's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 53,143 stories, below the usual 18. Thailand's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 25 October 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 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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