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15,384 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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Violence in el Fasher, arrests in the UK and protests in Seoul (South Korea) drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 93 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 64
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

112 of its 121 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. el Fasher accounted for 39 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,698 of its 6,761 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (627 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Chile

20 of its 59 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (13 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 162 of Iran's 278 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. 89 of Tehran's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

87 of its 292 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

9 of Buenos Aires' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Pakistan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in US (237 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 15,384 stories about harm among 86,197 counted on 19 Feb.

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In Pakistan's news, mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,197 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 64%. On 19 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan93 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Israel40 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir38 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Seoul South Korea43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 33 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)UK: 25 in 100 of its 6,761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 93 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Morocco: 27 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 930 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gabon: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 34 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 30 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 31 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 93 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 40 in 100 of its 694 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 46 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 36 in 100 of its 467 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 37 in 100 of its 285 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 4,803 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 3,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,773 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,513 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 777 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 593 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 536 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 314 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 killed3,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 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 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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