We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
78 of its 148 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 54 of Ukraine's 78 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kordofan accounted for 18 of Sudan's 30 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 102 of Iran's 150 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 60 of Tehran's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 37 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
112 of its 314 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 70 of Russia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
181 of its 429 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 91 of Pakistan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 81 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
22 of its 84 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
18 of its 35 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Syria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in India (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Feb. 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 6,745 stories about harm among 40,002 counted on 8 Feb.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 5 December 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 40,002 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Syria's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 8 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days.
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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