We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 124 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Herat accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 22 of Herat's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
251 of its 702 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Philippine accounted for 113 of the Philippines' 251 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 167 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, typhoon and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 111 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
217 of its 547 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 41 of Islamabad's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). 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.
Havana accounted for 18 of Cuba's 35 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 80 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories).
71 of its 183 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Cuba (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); screwworm in US (90 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,019 stories about harm among 75,594 counted on 9 Jun.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 75,594 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 9 June 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 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.
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 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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