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13,762 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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Deaths in Kathmandu, violence in Jalisco and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 68 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

106 of its 157 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kathmandu accounted for 86 of Nepal's 106 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

664 of its 1,341 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Jalisco accounted for 435 of Mexico's 664 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Jalisco stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 169 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 94 of Tehran's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

71 of its 91 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 34 of Afghanistan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

49 of its 99 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Jordan

25 of its 117 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

37 of its 69 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 37 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Displacement

Greenland

35 of its 75 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Nuuk accounted for 25 of Greenland's 35 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Malaysia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Palestine (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in US (263 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 13,762 stories about harm among 72,185 counted on 23 Feb.

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Malaysia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,185 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Nepal, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. On 23 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal68 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Lebanon54 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico50 in 100 of its 1,341 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Paris France25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

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 lessVietnam: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 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 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 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: no storiesGuatemala: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesYemen: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Singapore: 25 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 68 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 50 in 100 of its 1,341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritius: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eritrea: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 47 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 78 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jersey: 37 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Afghanistan 78 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 68 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Mexico 50 in 100 of its 1,341 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 54 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,339 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health23% 3,103 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,913 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,060 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 666 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 635 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 417 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 338 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 killed3,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured879 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting abductions151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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