We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
158 of its 219 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Beirut accounted for 129 of Lebanon's 158 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 35 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 4 of Mogadishu's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
132 of its 250 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. the Red Sea accounted for 14 of Djibouti's 14 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
110 of its 342 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Dubai accounted for 105 of the United Arab Emirates' 110 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).
Tehran accounted for 606 of Iran's 1,466 stories about harm, carried by 758 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).
25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 16,109 stories about harm among 87,193 counted on 12 Mar.
In Ethiopia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 87,193 stories, as usual. Ethiopia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 12 March 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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?
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