We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
43 of its 66 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
17 of its 21 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 147 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Colombo accounted for 34 of Sri Lanka's 63 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
311 of its 914 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 79 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 78 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Oslo accounted for 23 of Norway's 25 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
372 of its 1,109 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
15 of its 51 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Tirana's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
35 of its 185 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
157 of its 236 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Beirut accounted for 50 of Lebanon's 157 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Norway (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Russia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 12,770 stories about harm among 73,501 counted on 5 Jun.
Afghanistan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 73,501 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. On 5 June 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 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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