We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
71 of its 183 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 52 of Kenya's 71 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
56 of its 165 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
134 of its 174 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Beirut accounted for 109 of Lebanon's 134 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 35 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. la Libertad accounted for 14 of Peru's 19 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
40 of its 86 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Jakarta accounted for 27 of Indonesia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
15 of its 63 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 284 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
46 of its 197 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Berlin's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 53 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 653 of Iran's 1,091 stories about harm, carried by 877 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tornadoes in US (105 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 8,208 stories about harm among 41,561 counted on 8 Mar.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. In Kenya, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. On 8 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,561 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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