We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Laghman accounted for 21 of Afghanistan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 134 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Ebola was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 55 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vientiane accounted for 22 of Laos' 45 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
21 of its 44 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).
32 of its 95 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
12 of Dhaka's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Bundibugyo accounted for 27 of Uganda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 87 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.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Dust storm was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.
Beirut accounted for 26 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Thailand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dust storm in India (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 7,707 stories about harm among 43,759 counted on 30 May.
Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 43,759 stories, as usual. On 30 May 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 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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