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15,526 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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A disaster in Fribourg, violence in Oslo and people killed in Denmark drew the news. Switzerland's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 44 in 100 of its 293 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

128 of its 293 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Fribourg accounted for 94 of Switzerland's 128 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Fribourg stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

25 of its 73 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Oslo accounted for 19 of Norway's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Lebanon

126 of its 188 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Beirut accounted for 98 of Lebanon's 126 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

136 of its 336 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Dubai accounted for 123 of the United Arab Emirates' 136 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

39 of its 50 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 628 of Iran's 1,476 stories about harm, carried by 712 outlets. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

57 of its 206 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

56 of its 171 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in US (344 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Australia (12 of its stories, about 7 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 11 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 15,526 stories about harm among 86,920 counted on 11 Mar.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. of the day's 86,920 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Switzerland stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. On 11 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon67 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria47 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly displacement Palestine46 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Gracie Mansion US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Minab Iran37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: 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'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,476 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 361 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 3,449 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,400 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,837 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,702 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,011 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 607 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 473 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 killed3,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations194 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 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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