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12,513 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 flooding in Afghanistan, people injured in Haiti and violence in Gaza. Afghanistan'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 · more than usual Country that rose mostKuwait 41 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 25 of Afghanistan's 61 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Displacement

Haiti

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

440 of its 1,814 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (148 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Vanuatu

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Luganville accounted for 14 of Vanuatu's 15 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

34 of its 150 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

France

108 of its 590 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 148 of Israel's 393 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

32 of its 78 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

27 of its 89 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Vanuatu (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 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 30 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 12,513 stories about harm among 71,294 counted on 30 Mar.

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In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,294 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. A year earlier, on 30 March 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Afghanistan stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel45 in 100 of its 869 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait41 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Los Angeles US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 889 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 275 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,994 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 2,883 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,192 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,907 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 837 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 474 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 316 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 killed2,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and Nigeria

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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