We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
39 of its 79 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
256 of its 708 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 76 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Mokha accounted for 14 of Yemen's 34 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 11 of Mokha's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 66 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 134 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
282 of its 531 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 282 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 282 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hurricane was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and tropical storm.
20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (72 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iraq (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 13,339 stories about harm among 73,321 counted on 23 Sep.
Of the day's 73,321 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 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 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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