We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
462 of its 1,229 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
82 of its 243 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kuwait City accounted for 61 of Kuwait's 82 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
16 of its 44 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of Santiago's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Bundibugyo accounted for 31 of Uganda's 72 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
445 of its 1,390 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 54 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
104 of its 295 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ebola was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (251 stories). Building collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Typhoon was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and tropical storm.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Japan (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Philippines (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Jun. 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 13,804 stories about harm among 78,858 counted on 3 Jun.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 78,858 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nigeria for the second day running. Nigeria's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 3 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 about as 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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