We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
647 of its 1,371 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 312 of Iran's 647 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 80 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Aqaba's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 304 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
133 of its 338 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 90 of Russia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
122 of its 254 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 54 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 64 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Barima accounted for 33 of Guyana's 48 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories).
26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
282 of Delhi's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Dengue was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (172 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,427 stories about harm among 64,134 counted on 20 Jul.
Mexico's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 64,134 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 Mexico. Kashmir stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 20 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 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 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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