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13,431 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 day's news pointed at people killed in Hong Kong, abductions in the UK and violence in Beirut. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 30 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

30 of its 130 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 137 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 408 of Iran's 1,075 stories about harm, carried by 663 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Chad

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Cyclone was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 103 of Israel's 283 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Heatwave was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with typhoon and heatstroke.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Chad (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Australia (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Pakistan (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 20 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 13,431 stories about harm among 75,911 counted on 20 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Hong Kong. of the day's 75,911 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Hong Kong stood out: 23% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. A year earlier, on 20 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 →

Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel41 in 100 of its 682 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine38 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq38 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Sydney Australia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 New York US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Basij Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 lessRwanda: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 32 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 508 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 24 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Qatar: 24 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 28 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 749 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 62 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 682 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 2,870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Czechia: 30 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 82 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

● Lebanon 62 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 67 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 41 in 100 of its 682 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 37 in 100 of its 2,870 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 37 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sri Lanka 38 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,360 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,263 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 2,165 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 914 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 605 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 286 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 killed3,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured672 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 softer 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.