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16,109 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Ethiopia, violence in Beirut and arrests in Senegal. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 69 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
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

Ethiopia

43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

132 of its 250 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. the Red Sea accounted for 14 of Djibouti's 14 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

110 of its 342 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Dubai accounted for 105 of the United Arab Emirates' 110 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 606 of Iran's 1,466 stories about harm, carried by 758 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

57 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 16,109 stories about harm among 87,193 counted on 12 Mar.

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In Ethiopia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 87,193 stories, as usual. Ethiopia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 12 March 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq53 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine48 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Gracie Mansion US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOakland County, US -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 117 outletsIndiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 20 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 75 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 26 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 18 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Oakland County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 3,629 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,348 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence19% 2,991 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,800 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,026 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Shelter & services5% 748 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 466 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 killed3,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced286 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations224 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Iraq Stories reporting refugees159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting abductions130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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