We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
223 of its 451 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Moscow accounted for 110 of Russia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
422 of its 512 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (208 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
157 of its 235 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Damascus accounted for 116 of Syria's 157 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 150 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
118 of its 250 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 78 of Ukraine's 118 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
75 of its 87 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tihamah accounted for 29 of Yemen's 75 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 58 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
206 of its 636 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold and snowstorms.
29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tripoli accounted for 26 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 107 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Philippines (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Congo (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in China (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 14,024 stories about harm among 70,039 counted on 11 Aug.
Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 70,039 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Russia stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. A year earlier, on 11 August 2025, 19 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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