We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
126 of its 189 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Phu Quoc accounted for 97 of Vietnam's 126 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 145 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 97 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 32 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories).
294 of its 808 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 209 of Iran's 294 stories about harm, carried by 503 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
354 of its 953 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nassau accounted for 27 of the Bahamas' 32 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
88 of its 368 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
107 of its 189 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 107 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
175 of its 709 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Storm surge was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, power cuts and drownings.
57 of its 141 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
36 of its 87 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in China (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 8,364 stories about harm among 43,120 counted on 11 Jul.
Vietnam stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,120 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. A year earlier, on 11 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.
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 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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