We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
268 of its 454 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Karachi accounted for 143 of Pakistan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. 133 of Karachi's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Illness was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
2,558 of its 5,578 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 1,571 of Iran's 2,558 stories about harm, carried by 1,289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (871 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 134 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 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.
28 of its 88 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
273 of its 610 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dubai accounted for 249 of the United Arab Emirates' 273 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, cyclone and storms.
21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. el Alto accounted for 20 of Bolivia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
68 of its 108 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Baghdad's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Tel Aviv accounted for 191 of Israel's 269 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Mar. 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 9,035 stories about harm among 43,182 counted on 1 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 25 January 2026. People injured were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 43,182 stories, above the usual 17. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them. Over February, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in February 2025.
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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