We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
366 of its 836 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Earthquake was named in 304 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, power cuts and train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
36 of its 175 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
48 of its 92 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 21 of Afghanistan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 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.
140 of its 486 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Madrid accounted for 95 of Spain's 140 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
270 of its 796 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (56 stories). Drought was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 35 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Barima accounted for 16 of Guyana's 21 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets.
12 of its 35 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Spain (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in India (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 14,390 stories about harm among 73,951 counted on 28 Jul.
In Japan, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 73,951 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. A year earlier, on 28 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.
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 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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