We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Viacha accounted for 33 of Bolivia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
224 of its 548 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 119 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
23 of its 39 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
116 of its 335 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kyiv accounted for 89 of Ukraine's 107 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
34 of its 38 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 59 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
42 of its 76 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Havana accounted for 21 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in China (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); rabies in India (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Sep. 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 7,856 stories about harm among 39,730 counted on 5 Sep.
In Bolivia, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 39,730 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 8 times their usual in Bangladesh's news. On 5 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 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 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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