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9,466 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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Flooding in Kenya, violence in Beirut and people injured in Peru drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice 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 mostKenya 58 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

114 of its 195 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 96 of Kenya's 114 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Flooding was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, drownings and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

115 of its 160 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Beirut accounted for 76 of Lebanon's 115 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Peru

27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

35 of its 70 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Colombo accounted for 28 of Sri Lanka's 35 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

94 of its 193 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

52 of its 175 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 621 of Iran's 1,125 stories about harm, carried by 903 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

South Korea

27 of its 102 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (289 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Australia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in UK (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 9,466 stories about harm among 50,075 counted on 7 Mar.

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Kenya's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 50,075 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon. Kenya stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. A year earlier, on 7 March 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya58 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine54 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka50 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 621 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Chicago US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Gracie Mansion US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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'sGreece: 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'sFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCuba: 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'sCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,125 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 2,229 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice23% 2,123 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 1,735 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,604 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 449 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 415 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 384 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 338 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 killed2,840 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people affected1,230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests1,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured894 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations179 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced167 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees87 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● 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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