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14,043 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 violence in Dhaka and Pyongyang and drownings in Singapore. Singapore's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 46 in 100 of its 189 stories, usually 26
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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

86 of its 189 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dhaka accounted for 43 of Bangladesh's 86 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Singapore

44 of its 192 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

50 of its 88 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 28 of Iraq's 50 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

176 of its 571 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Morocco

16 of its 64 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with house fires.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Tuberculosis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv and road crashes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 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 25 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 14,043 stories about harm among 83,791 counted on 25 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 February 2026. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Singapore's news. In Bangladesh, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 83,791 stories, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon63 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Iraq57 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh46 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualYeovil, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 58 outletsNew Mexico, US -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 56 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 48 outletsSandringham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIowa, US -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 37 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 41 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

● Yeovil UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 38 stories ● Sandringham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,516 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,370 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,255 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,199 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Food & livelihood7% 894 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 603 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 587 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 307 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 killed3,031 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests1,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured859 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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
● Griefa little less than 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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