We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,531 of its 5,417 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 1,227 of Iran's 2,531 stories about harm, carried by 1,137 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
183 of its 615 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dubai accounted for 167 of the United Arab Emirates' 183 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories).
56 of its 178 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.
22 of its 83 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
104 of its 175 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 93 of Lebanon's 104 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 104 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 45 of Afghanistan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
137 of its 487 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Riyadh accounted for 85 of Saudi Arabia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
40 of its 115 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 102 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 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.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Canada (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in UK (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,117 stories about harm among 83,454 counted on 3 Mar.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,454 stories, above the usual 18. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 7 times their usual. A year earlier, on 3 March 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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