We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
380 of its 617 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dimona accounted for 183 of Israel's 380 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (234 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
76 of its 138 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 93 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
226 of its 648 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
50 of its 57 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 40 of Sudan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 332 of Iran's 685 stories about harm, carried by 679 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sitra accounted for 14 of Bahrain's 17 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
80 of its 249 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 29 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
25 of its 65 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Russia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in US (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 7,128 stories about harm among 37,006 counted on 22 Mar.
Qatar's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 37,006 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Israel, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. A year earlier, on 22 March 2025, 19 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 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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