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7,005 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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Illness in Moscow, violence in Gaza and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 46 in 100 of its 373 stories, usually 25
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Russia

173 of its 373 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 112 of Russia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

76 of its 136 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 76 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 109 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 44 of Tehran's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

224 of its 427 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 69 of Israel's 224 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Titao accounted for 9 of Burkina Faso's 10 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

24 of its 106 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

7 of Fasher's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in UK (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (66 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 7,005 stories about harm among 41,123 counted on 15 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 41,123 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Russia stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 15 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Madagascar, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine56 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 427 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Russia46 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 25 · mostly health Syria43 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba38 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Minnesota US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBenue, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 194 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 205 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsDhaka, Bangladesh -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 32 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 29 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

● Benue Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 1,793 stories · about as usual Health24% 1,673 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,352 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 986 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 379 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 344 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 191 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 163 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 killed1,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees55 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations46 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Russia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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