We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Huancayo accounted for 33 of Peru's 53 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Earthquake was named in 52 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.
554 of its 898 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 260 of Iran's 554 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
74 of its 96 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 74 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 18 of Havana's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).
50 of its 97 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
114 of its 159 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 85 of Ukraine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
73 of its 169 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 45 of Russia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
84 of its 116 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings.
39 of its 69 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 93 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
251 of its 904 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings and ebola.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (69 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in US (110 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 7,370 stories about harm among 34,846 counted on 19 Jul.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 24 January 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 34,846 stories, above the usual 19. Peru's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Kashmir's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days.
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 21 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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