We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
85 of its 123 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bangkok accounted for 20 of Thailand's 28 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 10 of the Gulf of Oman's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
306 of its 821 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 141 of Iran's 239 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 15 of Lebanon's 39 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of Islamabad's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 33 of Israel's 87 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 83 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); nipah virus in India (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 7,711 stories about harm among 44,456 counted on 13 Jun.
In Venezuela, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 44,456 stories, as usual. Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Venezuela's news. On 13 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.
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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