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9,465 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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A disaster in Kocani, the earthquake in Yemen and power cuts in Cuba drew the news. Yemen'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.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about North Macedonia and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 94 in 100 of its 234 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

221 of its 234 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kocani accounted for 148 of North Macedonia's 221 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Kocani stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

211 of its 239 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 182 of Yemen's 211 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (140 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 36 of Cuba's 46 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Power cuts were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

91 of its 141 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

285 of its 572 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

779 of its 3,237 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

48 of its 78 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

38 of its 70 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (390 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in India (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Mar. 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 9,465 stories about harm among 46,244 counted on 16 Mar.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. of the day's 46,244 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. North Macedonia stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about North Macedonia and the US. In Cuba's news, mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia94 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Manhattan US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Belgrade 27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualNushki, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsChennai, India -- health: 53 stories, carried by 29 outletsUmuahia, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsFaisalabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 25 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 43 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● Nushki Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Chennai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 53 stories ● Umuahia Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Faisalabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,268 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 2,093 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,088 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 1,673 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 383 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 201 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed2,561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and North Macedonia Stories reporting people affected1,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,045 at about twice the usual rate · most about North Macedonia and the US Stories reporting abductions276 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations55 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.

● Angera little more than 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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