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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 →
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualNashville, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 89 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMorecambe Bay, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsDonegal, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 44 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 23 outletsBerkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 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

● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Morecambe Bay UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Donegal Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories

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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