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13,724 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), a disaster in Dhaka and rights and justice in Finland. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 44 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

86 of its 194 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Caracas accounted for 66 of Venezuela's 86 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. 39 of Caracas' 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

96 of its 204 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 96 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 20 of Nepal's 28 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 17 of Kathmandu's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

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

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Health

Australia

Cyclone was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 39 of Lebanon's 72 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in India (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); chikungunya in UK (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 13,724 stories about harm among 82,323 counted on 26 Mar.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 February 2026. In New Zealand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual. Venezuela stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,323 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon61 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh47 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba45 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Caracas Venezuela39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)United Arab Emirates: 30 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 23 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tajikistan: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Spain: 23 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Oman: 42 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 990 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 22 in 100 of its 509 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 22 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 600 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 3,164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ghana: 23 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Finland: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Estonia: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 26 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belarus: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Azerbaijan: 25 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 26 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 600 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 47 in 100 of its 204 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 44 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cuba 45 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly shelter & services

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,561 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,421 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,163 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,002 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Food & livelihood7% 907 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 608 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 271 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 killed2,972 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests1,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,366 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured856 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations91 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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