Sudan
112 of its 121 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. el Fasher accounted for 39 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Violence in el Fasher, arrests in the UK and protests in Seoul (South Korea) drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual
Country that rose mostSudan
93 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 64
RegionEast Asia
14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words
Much softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →UK
1,698 of its 6,761 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (627 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
South Korea
80 of its 429 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 43 of Seoul's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Chile
20 of its 59 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (13 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Iran
Tehran accounted for 162 of Iran's 278 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. 89 of Tehran's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Burkina Faso
14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Belarus
10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
Kenya
87 of its 292 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Cameroon
11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Argentina
9 of Buenos Aires' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Pakistan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in US (237 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 17 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 15,384 stories about harm among 86,197 counted on 19 Feb.
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In Pakistan's news, mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,197 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 64%. On 19 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,197 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Sudan: 112 of its 121 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%.
- UK: 1,698 of its 6,761 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
- South Korea: 80 of its 429 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
- Chile: 20 of its 59 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
- Mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual in Pakistan's news.
- Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual in the Philippines' news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 19 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan93 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Israel40 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir38 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Tehran Iran89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Seoul South Korea43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Nevada County US accidents & disasters · 96 stories, 292 outlets ● Tehran Iran protests & strikes · 162 stories, 516 outlets ● Minneapolis US protests & strikes · 45 stories, 213 outlets ● Seoul South Korea protests & strikes · 61 stories, 129 outlets ● Fasher Sudan attacks & violence · 16 stories, 108 outlets ● Gosport UK accidents & disasters · 18 stories, 133 outlets ● El Fasher Sudan attacks & violence · 39 stories, 71 outlets ● Karachi Pakistan accidents & disasters · 63 stories, 74 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice32% 4,803 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 3,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,773 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,513 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 777 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 593 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 536 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 314 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rateStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.