We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
944 of its 1,015 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kathmandu accounted for 323 of Nepal's 944 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
186 of its 374 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Oslo accounted for 142 of Norway's 186 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Srebrenica accounted for 22 of Bosnia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kenscoff accounted for 19 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
380 of its 1,503 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (197 stories). Landslides were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and avalanche.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). House fires were named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (91 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,805 stories about harm among 62,951 counted on 28 Aug.
The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 62,951 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 65% is usual. On 28 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 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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