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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).

its stories →
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.

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: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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: no storiesNorth 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 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 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 lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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: 40 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 44 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 28 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Oman: 27 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 34 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,040 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 67 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 30 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 3,728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 40 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 26 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 29 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 38 in 100 of its 16 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)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahrain: 27 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 30 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 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 67 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Switzerland 44 in 100 of its 293 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 40 in 100 of its 3,728 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● United Arab Emirates 40 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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