We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
143 of its 296 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Oslo accounted for 59 of Norway's 70 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 211 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 86 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with measles.
16 of its 32 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
52 of its 94 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Idlib accounted for 29 of Syria's 52 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 77 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
76 of its 285 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
374 of its 1,032 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
41 of its 145 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Iran (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Poland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,534 stories about harm among 72,942 counted on 9 Sep.
Saudi Arabia stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,942 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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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