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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readSingapore: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualTelangana, India -- other: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsHarnai, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 16 outletsChennai, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 25 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 82 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

● Telangana India about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 15 stories ● Harnai Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Chennai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 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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