We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
127 of its 229 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dnipro accounted for 65 of Ukraine's 127 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 3 of Tunis' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
63 of its 230 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
154 of its 268 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 47 of Israel's 154 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 94 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bamako accounted for 67 of Mali's 79 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 206 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 50 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Damascus accounted for 20 of Syria's 26 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 45 of Palestine's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Japan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in India (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 7,531 stories about harm among 45,605 counted on 25 Apr.
Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 45,605 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Ukraine's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 25 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 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 much 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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