We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 207 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 196 of Iran's 282 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 117 of Tehran's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 70 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 190 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
180 of its 265 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 76 of Cuba's 180 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories).
59 of its 76 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Darfur accounted for 20 of Sudan's 59 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 51 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
54 of its 164 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. HIV was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tuberculosis.
9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
19 of its 71 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Norway (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Jordan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 15,709 stories about harm among 88,605 counted on 25 Feb.
For the second day running, the news turned to Brazil. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 88,605 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 30% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. On 25 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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