We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
142 of its 207 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 125 of Ukraine's 142 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 111 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Oslo accounted for 41 of Norway's 49 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kenscoff accounted for 21 of Haiti's 25 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 110 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Qusra accounted for 35 of Palestine's 78 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 22 of Qusra's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 73 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Niamey accounted for 48 of Niger's 49 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
169 of its 679 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
695 of its 745 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kathmandu accounted for 205 of Nepal's 695 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).
23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with diphtheria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
84 of its 238 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in UK (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in India (23 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 8,053 stories about harm among 39,659 counted on 29 Aug.
Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in China's news. of the day's 39,659 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. A year earlier, on 29 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.
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 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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