We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Panama City accounted for 78 of Panama's 130 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
215 of its 375 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 184 of Saudi Arabia's 215 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of Caracas' 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
164 of its 628 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories).
116 of its 305 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 16 of Sinaloa's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
266 of its 713 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 77 of Durban's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
64 of its 200 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 49 of Norway's 64 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
403 of its 641 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 82 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 19 of Brussels' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
5 of Lajes' 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (693 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Chile (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,540 stories about harm among 68,025 counted on 9 Oct.
Panama stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 68,025 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Panama's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. On 9 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 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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