We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 189 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dhaka accounted for 43 of Bangladesh's 86 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 192 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Pyongyang accounted for 17 of North Korea's 21 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets.
15 of its 55 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
50 of its 88 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 28 of Iraq's 50 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
176 of its 571 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).
16 of its 64 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with house fires.
Tuberculosis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv and road crashes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 14,043 stories about harm among 83,791 counted on 25 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 February 2026. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Singapore's news. In Bangladesh, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 83,791 stories, below the usual 19.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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