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14,210 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 Kabul, protests in Jonglei (South Sudan) and people affected in Bangladesh drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 76 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 46
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

278 of its 366 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 222 of Afghanistan's 278 stories about harm, carried by 503 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 6 of Jonglei's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Jonglei stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

64 of its 183 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

22 of its 72 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Cuba

168 of its 255 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Havana accounted for 95 of Cuba's 168 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

358 of its 641 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 215 of Pakistan's 358 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

73 of its 131 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

25 of its 110 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

12 of its 54 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

30 of its 79 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Kathmandu's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Italy (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (14 of its stories, about 6 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 27 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 14,210 stories about harm among 82,965 counted on 27 Feb.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 82,965 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 27 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 →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba66 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan56 in 100 of its 641 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel42 in 100 of its 600 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Delhi India81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Chappaqua US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessChad: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesZimbabwe: 23 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 33 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 22 in 100 of its 387 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 56 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Morocco: 34 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 27 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 600 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 27 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 838 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 66 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 25 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bhutan: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belarus: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 76 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 76 in 100 of its 366 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 66 in 100 of its 255 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 56 in 100 of its 641 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 42 in 100 of its 600 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 35 in 100 of its 183 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,045 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,483 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,214 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 2,130 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 631 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 541 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 330 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 killed3,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured943 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees187 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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