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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

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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsVirginia, US -- other: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 23 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 13 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

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Northumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 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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