We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
66 of its 120 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 35 of Bangladesh's 66 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
145 of its 412 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 121 of France's 145 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. 113 of Paris' 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 198 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Riyadh accounted for 76 of Saudi Arabia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 32 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 21 of Albania's 21 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 20 of Tirana's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
105 of its 276 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 105 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,048 of its 3,749 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 206 of Delhi's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (153 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning.
80 of its 173 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Typhoon was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 8 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Guam (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in US (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 7,559 stories about harm among 39,498 counted on 17 Oct.
Of the day's 39,498 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 17 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 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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