We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
104 of its 198 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bangkok accounted for 86 of Thailand's 104 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and covid.
34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 45 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 13 of Caracas' 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
143 of its 281 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 78 of Ukraine's 143 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,248 of its 5,096 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kathmandu accounted for 40 of Nepal's 82 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Avalanche was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
84 of its 221 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 64 of South Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).
101 of its 231 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.
221 of its 603 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Jersey (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 11,871 stories about harm among 62,937 counted on 28 Sep.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. of the day's 62,937 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. Thailand's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. On 28 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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 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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