We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
436 of its 710 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 181 of Russia's 436 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Plague was named in 302 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness, covid and cholera. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
366 of its 644 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 166 of Israel's 366 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 93 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Byala accounted for 39 of Bulgaria's 63 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
244 of its 925 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 142 of Paris' 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
176 of its 379 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nairobi accounted for 124 of Kenya's 176 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Ebola was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
44 of its 103 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Khasab accounted for 31 of Oman's 44 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
86 of its 141 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 54 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of Barcelona's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 60 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Spain (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Nigeria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Oct. 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 13,319 stories about harm among 69,802 counted on 6 Oct.
The news turned to Russia for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 69,802 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia's news, mentions of the plague ran about 8 times their usual. Russia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 6 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 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.
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 harsher 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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