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8,176 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 people killed in Russia, rights and justice in Seoul and people injured in Jordan. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iran →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 31 in 100 of its 300 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

135 of its 333 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Jordan

25 of its 62 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Israel

159 of its 324 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 303 of Iran's 713 stories about harm, carried by 591 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

52 of its 65 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 52 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

38 of its 236 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (14 stories). Avalanche was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Minsk's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Italy (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); meningitis in UK (75 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Israel (13 of its stories, about three 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 21 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 8,176 stories about harm among 45,457 counted on 21 Mar.

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In Italy's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 45,457 stories, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iran. In Russia, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 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 →

Lebanon80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Russia41 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine38 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Seoul South Korea23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Beirut Lebanon17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Havana Cuba16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 713 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Pakistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 1,946 stories · about as usual Health24% 1,944 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,429 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,409 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 387 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 371 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 221 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 killed2,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations210 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees55 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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