Iraq
101 of its 129 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 81 of Iraq's 101 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Rights and justice in Baghdad, people displaced in Azerbaijan and people injured in Indonesia drew the news. Azerbaijan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostIraq
78 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 45
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 →Azerbaijan
33 of its 90 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Indonesia
60 of its 193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Nepal
23 of its 51 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Kathmandu's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
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Sudan
31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Darfur accounted for 14 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Israel
430 of its 801 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 145 of Israel's 430 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Haiti
29 of its 48 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 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.
Senegal
13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Türkiye
39 of its 142 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
Ireland
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in United Arab Emirates (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Iran (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 14,167 stories about harm among 82,106 counted on 31 Mar.
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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned oil spill more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,106 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Iraq, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. On 31 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,106 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Iraq: 101 of its 129 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%.
- Azerbaijan: 33 of its 90 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Indonesia: 60 of its 193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
- Nepal: 23 of its 51 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
- Mentions of oil spill ran more than ten times their usual in the United Arab Emirates' news.
- Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 31 March 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Iraq78 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon68 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel54 in 100 of its 801 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Tehran Iran100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Kharg Island Iran24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 395 stories, 693 outlets ● Detroit US attacks & violence · 57 stories, 136 outlets ● Kharg Island Iran attacks & violence · 78 stories, 139 outlets ● Martin County US accidents & disasters · 68 stories, 188 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 46 stories, 96 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 145 stories, 166 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 47 stories, 69 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 51 stories, 47 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice26% 3,585 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,458 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 2,170 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,080 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 938 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 330 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,704 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured921 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UKStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.