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14,795 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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Protests in Minsk (Belarus), violence in Gaza and people killed in Hong Kong drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 60 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Belarus

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Minsk accounted for 27 of Belarus' 31 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 19 of Minsk's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

71 of its 115 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 25 of Palestine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

31 of its 112 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iraq

32 of its 60 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Baghdad accounted for 18 of Iraq's 32 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 70 of Lebanon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Comoros

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

30 of its 68 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sweden

36 of its 153 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Pakistan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in UK (149 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 14,795 stories about harm among 82,585 counted on 19 Mar.

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Belarus stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 82,585 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 March 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon58 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq53 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Hollywood US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 28 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 25 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Qatar: 24 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 545 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 980 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Moldova: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 776 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 3,322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Comoros: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 60 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 58 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 776 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belarus 60 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 38 in 100 of its 3,322 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,565 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,515 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,488 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,109 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood9% 1,279 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 557 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 371 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 killed3,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced286 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions82 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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