We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
106 of its 157 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kathmandu accounted for 86 of Nepal's 106 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
664 of its 1,341 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Jalisco accounted for 435 of Mexico's 664 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 169 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 94 of Tehran's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 91 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 34 of Afghanistan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 99 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 117 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 69 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 37 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).
35 of its 75 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Nuuk accounted for 25 of Greenland's 35 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Malaysia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Palestine (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in US (263 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 13,762 stories about harm among 72,185 counted on 23 Feb.
Malaysia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,185 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Nepal, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. On 23 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 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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