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8,009 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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Violence in Gaza, protests in Havana (Cuba) and arrests in Kashmir drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 41 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

66 of its 93 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 33 of Palestine's 66 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

56 of its 92 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 18 of Havana's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Power cuts were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

49 of its 94 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

58 of its 152 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 40 of Kenya's 58 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Israel

257 of its 507 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 101 of Israel's 257 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

25 of its 61 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Astana's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

45 of its 70 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Baghdad accounted for 33 of Iraq's 45 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Plane crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 9 of Brazzaville's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

45 of its 168 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in US (210 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Iran (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in UK (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 8,009 stories about harm among 41,095 counted on 15 Mar.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 41,095 stories, above the usual 18. Mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual in Cuba's news. In Palestine, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. A year earlier, on 15 March 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon68 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 49 · mostly shelter & services Kashmir52 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 809 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 1,851 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,598 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health20% 1,583 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice20% 1,538 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Food & livelihood5% 373 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 370 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 329 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 214 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 killed2,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations163 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas

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 harsher than 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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