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14,210 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readNepal: warmth about its own usualKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- food & livelihood: 20 stories, carried by 24 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsAjmer, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsDeptford, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsTorkham, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 18 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

● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 20 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 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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