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9,757 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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The day's news pointed at plane crash in Bolivia, helicopter crash in Kenya and arrests in Ghana. Bolivia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 90 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Bolivia

104 of its 115 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. la Paz accounted for 95 of Bolivia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Plane crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

47 of its 153 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

United Arab Emirates

77 of its 315 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Dubai accounted for 71 of the United Arab Emirates' 77 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

111 of its 164 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

266 of its 583 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 126 of Pakistan's 266 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 1,054 of Iran's 1,550 stories about harm, carried by 1,165 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (253 stories). Outbreaks were named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

97 of its 171 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 60 of Cuba's 97 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 9,757 stories about harm among 54,685 counted on 28 Feb.

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In Bolivia, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 54,685 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. A year earlier, on 28 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia90 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba57 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan46 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine44 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran420 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1054 Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 La Paz Bolivia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,550 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 266 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Bolivia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Russia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 2,483 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice25% 2,370 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 2,048 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,251 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 571 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 320 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 280 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 227 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 killed2,879 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured852 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions199 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees106 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Italy

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 one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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