We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
311 of its 575 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Karachi accounted for 137 of Pakistan's 311 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Accidents were named in 45 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.
79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 56 of Syria's 79 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
76 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Colombo accounted for 51 of Sri Lanka's 76 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).
22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
66 of its 150 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 145 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 440 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
234 of its 1,352 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, tornadoes and storms.
5 of its 8 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
55 of its 137 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Thailand (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (52 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 13,732 stories about harm among 75,009 counted on 8 Jul.
Thailand's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 75,009 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Pakistan stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 8 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 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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