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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: 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: no storiesU.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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: no storiesSeychelles: 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 lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: no storiesNicaragua: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: 27 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 50 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Korea: 26 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Qatar: 28 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 71 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 72 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 58 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 2,531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 30 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 36 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kenya 58 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 2,531 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 193 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 359 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 51 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% 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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