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14,971 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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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualHollywood, US -- health: 178 stories, carried by 349 outletsMissouri, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 31 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 40 stories, carried by 47 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 10 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

● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 178 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.