We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
50 of its 90 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Karak accounted for 43 of Jordan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
44 of its 83 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Caracas accounted for 26 of Venezuela's 44 stories about harm, carried by 333 outlets. 20 of Caracas' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
76 of its 202 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 347 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
184 of its 481 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Paris accounted for 135 of France's 184 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 109 of Paris' 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
55 of its 232 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 27 of Milan's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Gaza accounted for 33 of Palestine's 75 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 56 of Ukraine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).
57 of its 220 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Nigeria (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (89 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 6,925 stories about harm among 34,885 counted on 25 Oct.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Jordan. of the day's 34,885 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Jordan's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 25 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to France, on 6 of 7 days.
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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