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15,315 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Port-au-Prince, people displaced in Beirut and the avalanche in Indonesia. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 74 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 39
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Haiti

39 of its 53 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

115 of its 168 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Beirut accounted for 73 of Lebanon's 115 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

57 of its 189 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Bahrain

15 of its 70 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

69 of its 108 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

44 of its 70 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 26 of Palestine's 44 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Hungary

26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

62 of its 212 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

43 of its 52 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

128 of its 461 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in New Zealand (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Canada (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (200 of its stories, about three 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 10 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 15,315 stories about harm among 85,372 counted on 10 Mar.

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New Zealand's news mentioned Covid about 7 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,372 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 March 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon68 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Gracie Mansion US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Los Angeles US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Boston US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 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 storiesSaudi 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 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 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: 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 lessBurkina 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 lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 24 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)U.S. Virgin Islands: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 29 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 68 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 3,746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ghana: 24 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 68 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 83 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 74 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 41 in 100 of its 579 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,568 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health24% 3,544 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 2,780 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 934 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 626 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 438 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 killed3,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced194 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Iran Stories reporting evacuations125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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