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9,232 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Protests in Beirut (Lebanon), people displaced in Villach and landslides in Mali drew the news. Austria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAustria 81 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

58 of its 97 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 25 of Beirut's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Austria

120 of its 148 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Villach accounted for 106 of Austria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Villach stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mali

32 of its 38 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

India

894 of its 3,222 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Italy

60 of its 227 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

41 of its 96 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 12 of Tehran's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

The Congo River accounted for 21 of Congo's 31 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 355 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts, tornadoes and heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in US (355 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Feb. 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 9,232 stories about harm among 46,119 counted on 16 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 13 January 2025. 20 in every 100 of the day's 46,119 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Mali's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Lebanon for the third day running. A year earlier, on 17 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria81 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 18 · mostly displacement Israel64 in 100 of its 699 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon60 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran43 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Beirut Lebanon25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Munich Germany19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Jerusalem Israel18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsPortland, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsCanberra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 74 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 37 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 44 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 87 stories, carried by 128 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Portland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,219 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 2,122 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,072 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 1,226 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 405 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 274 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 176 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed2,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured794 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and Austria Stories reporting abductions328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout as 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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