We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
36 of its 85 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Baghdad accounted for 22 of Iraq's 36 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
76 of its 149 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangkok accounted for 60 of Thailand's 76 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).
24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vienna accounted for 20 of Austria's 24 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
28 of its 61 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 77 of Ukraine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
98 of its 236 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Storm surge was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Gaza accounted for 50 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
7 of Hanoi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 12,918 stories about harm among 71,029 counted on 29 Sep.
In Yemen's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,029 stories, as usual. Iraq's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 29 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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