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8,164 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 protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Tehran and a disaster in Abu Dhabi. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 64 in 100 of its 183 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

117 of its 183 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 96 of Nepal's 117 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 75 of Kathmandu's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 369 of Iran's 667 stories about harm, carried by 673 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (284 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

US

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with helicopter crash.

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

Lebanon

88 of its 110 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Beirut accounted for 50 of Lebanon's 88 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

77 of its 327 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

64 of its 200 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 4 of Johannesburg's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

6 of its 9 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

36 of its 128 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in India (33 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 28 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 8,164 stories about harm among 47,317 counted on 28 Mar.

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Nepal stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 47,317 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. On 28 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon80 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Palestine60 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 459 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Tehran Iran97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Kathmandu Nepal75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Minneapolis US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 667 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 157 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,035 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health22% 1,777 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 1,559 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,357 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 434 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 364 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 270 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 183 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 killed2,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting refugees37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much harsher than 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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