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12,822 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Darfur and people injured in Colombia and Canada drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 56 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 27 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

619 of its 2,149 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 617 of Iran's 1,069 stories about harm, carried by 900 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (121 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

48 of its 109 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

64 of its 108 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 28 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 38 of Lebanon's 74 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Oman (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in US (83 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 12,822 stories about harm among 70,040 counted on 23 Mar.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Oman's news. of the day's 70,040 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 March 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Sudan's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia56 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cuba51 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services Israel44 in 100 of its 550 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Hollywood US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Havana Cuba18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readQatar: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualSanta Fe County, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 76 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsColumbus, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsKobe, Japan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsLadakh, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOzoro, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 144 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

● Santa Fe County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Columbus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kobe Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,005 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,644 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,558 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 2,058 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Food & livelihood6% 792 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 695 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 466 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 359 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 killed3,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,311 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Israel Stories reporting evacuations146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees57 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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