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14,167 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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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

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Rights & justice

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).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

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.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

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.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

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.

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Conflict & violence

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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

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.

its stories →
Rights & justice

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).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

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).

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Health

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.

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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

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Stories 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.

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 & accidents

Countries 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 78

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 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 storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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 storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessDR Congo: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBelarus: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesYemen: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 29 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 33 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 23 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 91 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 23 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 68 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 801 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 78 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 2,873 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Costa Rica: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Azerbaijan: 37 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 119 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

● Iraq 78 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 68 in 100 of its 162 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 54 in 100 of its 801 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cuba 39 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly shelter & services

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

The 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 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 killed3,223 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 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 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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