We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 120 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bundibugyo accounted for 68 of Uganda's 93 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
254 of its 890 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (198 stories). Gas explosion was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
177 of its 288 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 34 of Ashdod's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Chacalluta accounted for 19 of Chile's 25 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories).
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 94 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dubai accounted for 29 of the United Arab Emirates' 29 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Gaza accounted for 25 of Palestine's 46 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 81 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
21 of its 55 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in India (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (44 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 May. 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 8,245 stories about harm among 44,219 counted on 23 May.
For the eighth day running, the news turned to Uganda. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 44,219 stories, above the usual 17. Mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. In Uganda, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. On 23 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 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.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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