We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 70 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 54 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 74 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 180 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Caracas accounted for 55 of Venezuela's 84 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
23 of its 46 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Baghdad's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 473 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
85 of Beijing's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 87 of Israel's 230 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 117 of Iran's 175 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. 82 of Tehran's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 12,192 stories about harm among 74,722 counted on 9 Feb.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 December 2025. of the day's 74,722 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Libya's news mentioned storms about 8 times as often as usual. Libya's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. A year earlier, on 9 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 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 about as 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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