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14,951 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Lima (Peru), arrests in France and violence in Kabul. France's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 30 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 15
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Peru

34 of its 112 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lima accounted for 21 of Peru's 34 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 11 of Lima's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Rights & justice

France

185 of its 791 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Libya

21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Belize

19 of its 57 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

5 of Colombo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Canada (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in US (318 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 14,951 stories about harm among 86,283 counted on 18 Feb.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran about 10 times their usual in Antarctica's news. of the day's 86,283 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Peru stood out: 30% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. A year earlier, on 18 February 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine45 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel39 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Chicago US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Tehran Iran51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Paris France33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Hollywood US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,131 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health26% 3,751 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,165 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,383 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 659 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 581 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 305 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 killed3,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 softer 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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