We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 401 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Madrid accounted for 91 of Spain's 125 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
97 of its 137 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Nablus accounted for 53 of Palestine's 97 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 160 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Screwworm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
315 of Delhi's 382 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 53 of Syria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
155 of its 409 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
88 of its 254 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 213 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 56 of Ukraine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
229 of its 554 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 115 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (107 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in UK (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in China (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in US (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,832 stories about harm among 44,280 counted on 25 Jul.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and Spain. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 44,280 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Spain. In Spain, 31% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. A year earlier, on 25 July 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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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