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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.

its stories →
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

usually 18; 18 the day before
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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readMadagascar: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMaryland, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsVirginia, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 33 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsEssex, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 15 outletsCheltenham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 16 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

● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Essex Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 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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