We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
266 of its 800 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 174 of Iran's 266 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
218 of its 269 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. la Guaira accounted for 167 of Venezuela's 218 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Building collapse was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.
209 of its 498 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Bird flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
80 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Damascus accounted for 69 of Syria's 80 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
211 of its 368 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 125 of Ukraine's 211 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 52 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Typhoon was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
48 of its 84 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 32 of Cuba's 48 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in China (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Jul. 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 11,360 stories about harm among 62,716 counted on 3 Jul.
Mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual in Guam's news. of the day's 62,716 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iran stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 3 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 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 18 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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