We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
413 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. la Guaira accounted for 326 of Venezuela's 413 stories about harm, carried by 585 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
277 of its 844 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 163 of Iran's 277 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 74 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 17 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories).
80 of its 272 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 29 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.
Gaza accounted for 27 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
148 of its 338 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 93 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
21 of its 79 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).
14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Germany (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in India (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 8,321 stories about harm among 43,337 counted on 27 Jun.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 May 2026. of the day's 43,337 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Germany's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual.
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 19 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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