We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
351 of its 651 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Riyadh accounted for 308 of Saudi Arabia's 351 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (265 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
74 of its 96 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 161 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 9 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
140 of its 325 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 72 of Iran's 140 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
195 of its 428 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 34 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.
39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Panama City accounted for 21 of Panama's 39 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
181 of its 809 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. House fires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
39 of its 81 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of la Espriella's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: house fires in Ireland (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Colombia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Canada (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 13,866 stories about harm among 70,451 counted on 13 Oct.
It was the sixth day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. of the day's 70,451 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ireland's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. Saudi Arabia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. A year earlier, on 13 October 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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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