We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
40 of its 73 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Damascus accounted for 34 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 50 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 17 of Afghanistan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
317 of its 586 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 101 of Israel's 317 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Illness was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
47 of its 74 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
65 of its 157 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
72 of its 110 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (71 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in India (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in UK (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 13,122 stories about harm among 78,386 counted on 24 Apr.
Sudan's news mentioned the hunger about three times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 78,386 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Syria, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 24 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 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 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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