We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
571 of its 1,203 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 433 of France's 571 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. 384 of Paris' 433 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (355 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
79 of its 87 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Shabwa accounted for 55 of Yemen's 79 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
161 of its 378 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Hunger was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
553 of its 2,049 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (200 stories). Wildfires were named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tirana accounted for 27 of Albania's 29 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 25 of Tirana's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
43 of its 68 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Sofia accounted for 41 of Bulgaria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
131 of its 208 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 81 of Palestine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
85 of its 323 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
97 of its 355 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
50 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Czechia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 12,123 stories about harm among 62,802 counted on 19 Oct.
It was the third day running that the news turned to France. of the day's 62,802 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kenya's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. France's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 19 October 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 19 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 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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