We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
210 of its 298 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 158 of Indonesia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
62 of its 77 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Arab Salim accounted for 46 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
64 of its 164 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
5 of Jawf's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 36 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Freetown accounted for 13 of Sierra Leone's 16 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
23 of its 85 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
305 of its 560 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
5 of Camocim's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: building collapse in India (256 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Spain (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 10,161 stories about harm among 51,501 counted on 7 Sep.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 51,501 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 7 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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 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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