We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 261 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 139 of Lebanon's 164 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 74 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
29 of its 92 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,866 of its 5,941 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 1,472 of Iran's 2,866 stories about harm, carried by 1,263 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (313 stories). Typhoon was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
249 of its 743 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Dubai accounted for 234 of the United Arab Emirates' 249 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
45 of its 54 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
79 of its 242 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
212 of its 459 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 72 of Karachi's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 12 of Harare's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Kenya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 14,971 stories about harm among 75,850 counted on 2 Mar.
People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. of the day's 75,850 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Fiji's news. On 2 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 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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