We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
57 of its 84 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 37 of Cuba's 57 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 20 of Havana's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 84 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
772 of its 1,789 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 332 of Iran's 772 stories about harm, carried by 680 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (291 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 28 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 165 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
78 of its 203 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
52 of its 195 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tel Aviv accounted for 58 of Israel's 122 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 70 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
23 of its 81 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (50 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in US (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Apr. 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 7,499 stories about harm among 41,651 counted on 4 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Cuba. of the day's 41,651 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Cuba stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. On 4 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.
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 18 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 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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