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15,316 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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The news turned to deaths in Sohar, landslides in Ethiopia and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 64 in 100 of its 289 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

35 of its 63 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Sohar accounted for 26 of Oman's 35 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Sohar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 626 of Iran's 1,445 stories about harm, carried by 786 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

139 of its 236 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Havana accounted for 75 of Cuba's 139 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories).

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

Iraq

186 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

161 of its 224 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beirut accounted for 129 of Lebanon's 161 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

66 of its 97 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

293 of its 610 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in South Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in India (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in UK (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

19 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 13 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 15,316 stories about harm among 81,464 counted on 13 Mar.

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Oman stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,464 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 March 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba59 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Temple Israel US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Detroit US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 22 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsOakland County, US -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 248 outletsMichigan, US -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 56 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCheltenham, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 21 stories, carried by 20 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Oakland County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 53 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health22% 3,325 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,207 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice21% 3,180 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,545 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 950 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 715 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 631 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 413 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 killed3,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,412 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced262 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting abductions116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran 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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