We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
79 of its 142 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
90 of its 272 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
32 of its 167 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 36 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
556 of its 1,208 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 264 of Iran's 556 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 75 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. the Red Sea accounted for 28 of Djibouti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
191 of its 659 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 304 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Food poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Mexico (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (179 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 14,458 stories about harm among 75,792 counted on 23 Jul.
The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 75,792 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kashmir, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 23 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, 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 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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