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14,323 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 plane crash in Colombia, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and the earthquake in Tonga. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 81 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Colombia

137 of its 170 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Puerto Leguizamo accounted for 61 of Colombia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Puerto Leguizamo stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

35 of its 59 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 20 of Iraq's 35 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 11 of Baghdad's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Neiafu accounted for 23 of Tonga's 38 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories → Neiafu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Canada

607 of its 2,470 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Plane crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

127 of its 251 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

15 of its 76 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 4 of Lisbon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 78 of Lebanon's 108 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

22 of its 58 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Buenos Aires' 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Belgium

25 of its 90 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Canada (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iran (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in UK (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 14,323 stories about harm among 80,328 counted on 24 Mar.

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In Colombia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 80,328 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Tonga's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. On 24 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia81 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon54 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Tel Aviv Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsNew Mexico, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 38 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 12 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

● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● New Mexico US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 22 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,375 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,370 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,667 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 2,146 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Food & livelihood6% 858 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 572 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed3,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about the usual rate

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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