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8,208 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 flooding in Kenya, people injured in Saudi Arabia and violence in Beirut. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 34 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 12
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

71 of its 183 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 52 of Kenya's 71 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

56 of its 165 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

40 of its 86 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Jakarta accounted for 27 of Indonesia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bahrain

15 of its 63 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

136 of its 284 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

46 of its 197 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Berlin's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

30 of its 53 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 653 of Iran's 1,091 stories about harm, carried by 877 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tornadoes in US (105 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
21 in 10016 in 1007 Feb14 Feb21 Feb28 Feb8 Mar7 Feb: 17 in 1008 Feb: 17 in 1009 Feb: 16 in 10010 Feb: 16 in 10011 Feb: 17 in 10012 Feb: 17 in 10013 Feb: 17 in 10014 Feb: 17 in 10015 Feb: 17 in 10016 Feb: 17 in 10017 Feb: 17 in 10018 Feb: 17 in 10019 Feb: 18 in 10020 Feb: 18 in 10021 Feb: 18 in 10022 Feb: 19 in 10023 Feb: 19 in 10024 Feb: 19 in 10025 Feb: 18 in 10026 Feb: 17 in 10027 Feb: 17 in 10028 Feb: 18 in 1001 Mar: 21 in 1002 Mar: 20 in 1003 Mar: 19 in 1004 Mar: 18 in 1005 Mar: 19 in 1006 Mar: 19 in 1007 Mar: 19 in 1008 Mar: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 8,208 stories about harm among 41,561 counted on 8 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. In Kenya, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. On 8 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,561 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon77 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Israel48 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan48 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Gracie Mansion US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 San Francisco US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 New York US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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 lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: no storiesMicronesia: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: 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 lessSomalia: 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 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 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 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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: no storiesMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMali: 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 lessLatvia: no storiesLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: no storiesComoros: 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: no storiesSt 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesVietnam: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 34 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 48 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 77 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 31 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 39 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 2,432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 33 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 77 in 100 of its 174 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 2,432 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 48 in 100 of its 284 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 47 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 2,040 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice23% 1,820 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health18% 1,485 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,248 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 369 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 330 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 killed2,651 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured762 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations135 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions116 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Iran Stories reporting people displaced109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees54 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout one and a half times 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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