We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 40 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Conakry accounted for 36 of Guinea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 53 of Ukraine's 83 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tsunami was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 53 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Flu was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
104 of its 341 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tokyo accounted for 68 of Japan's 104 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Tsunami was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Riga accounted for 11 of Latvia's 11 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).
48 of its 88 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
19 of its 25 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
21 of its 69 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
67 of its 250 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in India (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 6,479 stories about harm among 32,622 counted on 23 Aug.
Guinea's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 32,622 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Guinea's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 August 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much harsher 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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