We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
172 of its 368 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 96 of Ukraine's 172 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
34 of its 122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
4 of its 5 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%.
72 of its 163 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bamenda accounted for 48 of Cameroon's 72 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
77 of its 228 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 287 of Iran's 582 stories about harm, carried by 657 outlets. Train derailment was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 193 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Iran (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 13,720 stories about harm among 82,913 counted on 16 Apr.
17 in every 100 of the day's 82,913 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 16 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 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 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 much 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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