We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
118 of its 155 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Panama City accounted for 66 of Panama's 118 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
215 of its 320 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 190 of Saudi Arabia's 215 stories about harm, carried by 482 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Warsaw accounted for 20 of Poland's 25 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,436 of its 4,092 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 755 of Delhi's 833 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (479 stories).
251 of its 366 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 118 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 171 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Storm surge was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
83 of its 165 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 44 of Ukraine's 83 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 36 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 5 of Brussels' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Moscow accounted for 141 of Russia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). 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.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (566 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,965 stories about harm among 41,178 counted on 10 Oct.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 2 August 2026. For the second day running, the news turned to Panama. Panama stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 41,178 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19.
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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