We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
113 of its 191 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 85 of Thailand's 113 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. the Gulf of Oman accounted for 19 of Oman's 37 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 13 of the Gulf of Oman's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
447 of its 1,224 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 59 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). 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.
52 of its 82 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 19 of Herat's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
16 of its 66 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 3 of Warsaw's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Gaza accounted for 41 of Palestine's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangui accounted for 17 of the Central African Republic's 18 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.
23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
20 of its 55 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Belize (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in India (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in US (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 12,643 stories about harm among 72,662 counted on 12 Jun.
Thailand's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 72,662 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belize's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 much 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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