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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.

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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.

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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).

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readNigeria: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBani Hayyan, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsPlateau State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 21 outletsIndiana, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 14 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 18 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 158 outletsPorepunkah, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 20 stories, carried by 78 outletsCalgary, Canada -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bani Hayyan Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Plateau State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Jakarta Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 30 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.