We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 125 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 417 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 3 of Sagaing's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
48 of its 133 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 102 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Caracas accounted for 23 of Venezuela's 33 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 17 of Caracas' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.
14 of its 33 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
24 of its 88 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kathmandu accounted for 32 of Nepal's 47 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 25 of Kathmandu's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (75 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Somalia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in United Arab Emirates (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in US (70 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,167 stories about harm among 77,907 counted on 27 Mar.
In Kashmir's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Kashmir stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 27 March 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. of the day's 77,907 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18.
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 softer 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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