We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
134 of its 204 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 66 of Palestine's 134 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. 40 of Gaza's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Toamasina accounted for 20 of Madagascar's 28 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
177 of its 748 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Avalanche was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding and power cuts.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Norovirus was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 61 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 10 of Kathmandu's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
Tehran accounted for 114 of Iran's 177 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. 80 of Tehran's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 88 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
43 of its 241 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Dubai accounted for 43 of the United Arab Emirates' 43 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets.
10 of its 32 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
25 of its 53 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Kashmir (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in US (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 14,214 stories about harm among 84,371 counted on 13 Feb.
In Madagascar's news, mentions of storms ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 84,371 stories, below the usual 18. Palestine's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%. On 13 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 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 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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