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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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 readQatar: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsSeattle, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsParis, France -- health: 33 stories, carried by 49 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 19 outletsManama, Bahrain -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 15 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

● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Seattle US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Paris France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 29 stories

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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