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14,971 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Beirut, flooding in Fiji and people affected in Sri Lanka. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the UK → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 34 in 100 of its 743 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Lebanon

164 of its 261 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 139 of Lebanon's 164 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

36 of its 74 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

29 of its 92 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

2,866 of its 5,941 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 1,472 of Iran's 2,866 stories about harm, carried by 1,263 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (313 stories). Typhoon was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

249 of its 743 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Dubai accounted for 234 of the United Arab Emirates' 249 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

45 of its 54 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

79 of its 242 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

212 of its 459 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 72 of Karachi's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

44 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 12 of Harare's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Kenya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 14,971 stories about harm among 75,850 counted on 2 Mar.

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People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. of the day's 75,850 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Fiji's news. On 2 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan83 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon63 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji49 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran552 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1472 Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Karachi Pakistan72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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 readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'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 fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Sri Lanka few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 2,866 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Canada a little warmer than the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 327 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 4,404 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health20% 2,949 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice18% 2,650 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,914 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 883 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 761 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood5% 682 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 411 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 killed5,015 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people injured2,099 at about three times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected1,770 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests1,238 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations310 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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 one and a half times 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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