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The news turned to protests in Karachi (Pakistan), violence in Tehran and helicopter crash in Kenya. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and India → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 45 in 100 of its 610 stories, usually 9
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

268 of its 454 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Karachi accounted for 143 of Pakistan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. 133 of Karachi's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Illness was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

2,558 of its 5,578 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 1,571 of Iran's 2,558 stories about harm, carried by 1,289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (871 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

54 of its 134 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 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.

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

United Arab Emirates

273 of its 610 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dubai accounted for 249 of the United Arab Emirates' 273 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, cyclone and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bolivia

21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. el Alto accounted for 20 of Bolivia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

68 of its 108 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Baghdad's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 191 of Israel's 269 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Mar. 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 9,035 stories about harm among 43,182 counted on 1 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 25 January 2026. People injured were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 43,182 stories, above the usual 17. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them. Over February, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in February 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan59 in 100 of its 454 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Iran46 in 100 of its 5,578 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran723 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1571 Karachi Pakistan133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Tel Aviv Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Minab Iran30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsManchester, UK -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 109 outletsMaine, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsPahlavi, Iran -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 249 outletsLondon, UK -- health: 88 stories, carried by 117 outletsMinnesota, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 39 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

● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Pahlavi Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● London UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 88 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence35% 3,095 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice18% 1,616 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health15% 1,362 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,192 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 705 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Displacement4% 375 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood3% 256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 238 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 killed3,490 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people injured2,001 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests634 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations116 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and India Stories reporting abductions113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced38 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees36 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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
● Griefabout twice 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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