We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
259 of its 428 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kyiv accounted for 201 of Ukraine's 259 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 57 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Dar es Salaam's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,370 of its 4,974 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 123 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with building collapse.
25 of its 78 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
104 of its 210 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Negombo accounted for 83 of Sri Lanka's 104 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
239 of its 690 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 167 of Iran's 239 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 81 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 76 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kordofan accounted for 36 of Sudan's 59 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 58 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Guam (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 12,298 stories about harm among 63,084 counted on 6 Jul.
19 in every 100 of the day's 63,084 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 6 July 2025, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 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 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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