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15,485 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 a disaster in Havana, violence in Khojaly and arrests in Hong Kong. Azerbaijan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 80 in 100 of its 436 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

348 of its 436 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 147 of Cuba's 348 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (261 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

85 of its 164 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Khojaly accounted for 75 of Azerbaijan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

32 of its 121 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sweden

34 of its 156 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

50 of its 220 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

72 of its 121 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

178 of its 418 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 226 of Iran's 319 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

11 of its 30 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

25 of its 70 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Arua's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Denmark (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (13 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 26 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 15,485 stories about harm among 88,885 counted on 26 Feb.

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Cuba stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 88,885 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 26 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba80 in 100 of its 436 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan70 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Azerbaijan52 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 13 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine49 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Tehran Iran101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Delhi India84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Manhattan US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry 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

● Azerbaijan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 334 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,398 stories · about as usual Health27% 4,080 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,301 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 2,044 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 651 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 335 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 killed3,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of 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 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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