We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
104 of its 115 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. la Paz accounted for 95 of Bolivia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Plane crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 153 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
72 of its 255 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
15 of its 46 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Buenos Aires' 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
77 of its 315 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Dubai accounted for 71 of the United Arab Emirates' 77 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
111 of its 164 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
266 of its 583 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 126 of Pakistan's 266 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 1,054 of Iran's 1,550 stories about harm, carried by 1,165 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (253 stories). Outbreaks were named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
97 of its 171 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 60 of Cuba's 97 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories).
22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 9,757 stories about harm among 54,685 counted on 28 Feb.
In Bolivia, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 54,685 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. A year earlier, on 28 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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