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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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 readNiue: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBridlington, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKishtwar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 40 stories, carried by 39 outletsNuuk, Greenland -- displacement: 25 stories, carried by 37 outletsManipur, India -- displacement: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 38 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

● Bridlington UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kishtwar Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Nuuk Greenland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 25 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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