We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
140 of its 191 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Qusra accounted for 80 of Palestine's 140 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 117 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Havana accounted for 23 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 12 of Havana's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 70 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Oil spill was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain.
47 of its 171 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Train derailment was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 79 of Russia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
175 of its 247 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories).
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Oman (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Netherlands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Romania (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 13,756 stories about harm among 71,918 counted on 13 Aug.
Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 71,918 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 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 softer than 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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