We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 373 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 112 of Russia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
76 of its 136 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 76 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 109 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 44 of Tehran's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts.
224 of its 427 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 69 of Israel's 224 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Titao accounted for 9 of Burkina Faso's 10 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 106 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
7 of Fasher's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: measles in UK (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (66 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 7,005 stories about harm among 41,123 counted on 15 Feb.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 41,123 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Russia stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 15 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Madagascar, on 3 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 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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