We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
215 of its 534 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 165 of Iran's 215 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 173 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
87 of its 388 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 11 of Tirana's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
41 of its 44 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and hurricane.
31 of its 51 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 122 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 50 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
933 of its 3,365 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Guam (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in US (103 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 6,866 stories about harm among 34,195 counted on 5 Jul.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 1 March 2026. 20 in every 100 of the day's 34,195 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Greece's news mentioned wildfires about 6 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. This week the news turned most often to Ghana, on 3 of 7 days.
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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