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15,825 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 violence in Shuaiba and Dubai and evacuations in Sri Lanka. Kuwait's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 62 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

54 of its 110 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Shuaiba accounted for 38 of Kuwait's 54 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories → Shuaiba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

122 of its 197 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 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

Argentina

26 of its 80 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Lebanon

121 of its 167 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Beirut accounted for 83 of Lebanon's 121 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

2,207 of its 4,786 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 1,063 of Iran's 2,207 stories about harm, carried by 1,116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (347 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

38 of its 61 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

26 of its 81 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Bulgaria

15 of its 35 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Canada (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 15,825 stories about harm among 86,766 counted on 4 Mar.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon. 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,766 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kuwait, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Kenya's news mentioned helicopter crash about 5 times as often as usual. On 4 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador62 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka62 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait49 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1063 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Chicago US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Hollywood US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)United Arab Emirates: 29 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 62 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 51 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Oman: 32 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 72 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 745 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 4,786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 27 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 62 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 49 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Lebanon 72 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 62 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 46 in 100 of its 4,786 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ecuador 62 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kuwait 49 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 3,720 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health22% 3,451 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice21% 3,315 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,171 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Food & livelihood6% 894 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 734 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 682 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 452 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 killed4,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests1,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations304 at about three times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees148 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US

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.

● Angera little more than 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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