We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
39 of its 53 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 168 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Beirut accounted for 73 of Lebanon's 115 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
57 of its 189 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 70 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
69 of its 108 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
44 of its 70 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 26 of Palestine's 44 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
62 of its 212 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).
43 of its 52 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
128 of its 461 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in New Zealand (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Canada (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (200 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 15,315 stories about harm among 85,372 counted on 10 Mar.
New Zealand's news mentioned Covid about 7 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,372 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 March 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 about as 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.