We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Ras Tanura accounted for 58 of Saudi Arabia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
187 of its 465 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (163 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 75 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Baghdad accounted for 23 of Iraq's 30 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
173 of its 351 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Karachi accounted for 80 of Pakistan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
85 of its 260 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
264 of its 343 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. la Guaira accounted for 215 of Venezuela's 264 stories about harm, carried by 489 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories).
22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
838 of its 3,117 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Germany (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in India (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (131 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 7,169 stories about harm among 35,723 counted on 28 Jun.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 1 March 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 35,723 stories, above the usual 18. Saudi Arabia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 9%. In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to France, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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 much 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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