We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
278 of its 366 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 222 of Afghanistan's 278 stories about harm, carried by 503 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 6 of Jonglei's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
64 of its 183 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 72 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
168 of its 255 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Havana accounted for 95 of Cuba's 168 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
358 of its 641 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 215 of Pakistan's 358 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
73 of its 131 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 110 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 54 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
30 of its 79 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Kathmandu's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Italy (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 14,210 stories about harm among 82,965 counted on 27 Feb.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 82,965 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 27 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as 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 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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