We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
48 of its 131 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
223 of its 675 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Johannesburg accounted for 115 of South Africa's 223 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 94 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). HIV was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
44 of its 88 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 83 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
49 of its 158 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
51 of its 92 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.
8 of its 21 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Nepal (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in France (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Australia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 12,289 stories about harm among 70,672 counted on 17 Sep.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2026. Kashmir stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 17 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. of the day's 70,672 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.
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 17 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 softer 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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