We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
89 of its 195 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Illness was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
285 of its 1,421 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes, cyclone and storm surge.
69 of its 185 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Negombo accounted for 54 of Sri Lanka's 69 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).
67 of its 177 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
175 of its 420 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 47 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
82 of its 293 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (143 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,995 stories about harm among 74,865 counted on 9 Jul.
Portugal's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 74,865 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual in France's news. A year earlier, on 9 July 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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 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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