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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

how these are picked →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPakistan: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBauchi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsTexas, US -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 48 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 166 stories, carried by 363 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 11 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

● Bauchi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 166 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

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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