We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
97 of its 176 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bangkok accounted for 83 of Thailand's 97 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 53 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
9 of its 29 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 83 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. la Espriella accounted for 21 of Colombia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
113 of its 207 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 375 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Marib accounted for 21 of Yemen's 27 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 111 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Typhoon was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and landslides.
Gaza accounted for 18 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Aug. 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 7,741 stories about harm among 39,706 counted on 8 Aug.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. of the day's 39,706 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. China's news mentioned the typhoon about three times as often as usual. Thailand's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. A year earlier, on 8 August 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.
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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