We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 186 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dubai accounted for 44 of the United Arab Emirates' 46 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 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.
53 of its 208 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 3 of Managua's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (124 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
477 of its 827 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Philippine accounted for 281 of the Philippines' 477 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (184 stories). Typhoon was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, landslides and power cuts.
27 of its 50 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of Islamabad's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 80 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).
73 of its 251 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in North Korea (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (72 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Dominican Republic (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 11,870 stories about harm among 66,202 counted on 8 Jun.
The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 66,202 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the United Arab Emirates, 25% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 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.
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 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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