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The news turned to rights and justice in Budapest, violence in Gaza and a disaster in Mandalay. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 41 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Hungary

80 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Budapest accounted for 61 of Hungary's 80 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

175 of its 238 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 129 of Palestine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

132 of its 144 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mandalay accounted for 91 of Myanmar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Health

Costa Rica

31 of its 77 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Haiti

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

58 of its 132 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 47 of Syria's 79 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

25 of Istanbul's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

92 of its 288 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in UK (37 of its stories, about 4 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 3 Apr. 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 17,404 stories about harm among 102,009 counted on 3 Apr.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 March 2025. of the day's 102,009 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. the news turned to Hungary for the second day running. Mentions of poisoning ran about 6 times their usual in Costa Rica's news. In Hungary, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar92 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine74 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 761 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Boston US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 New York US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Newark US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: 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 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: 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 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 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 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 lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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 lessCambodia: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 60 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tonga: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lithuania: 55 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 35 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 23 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hungary: 41 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Grenada: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 25 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Costa Rica: 40 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 92 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 26 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 30 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Albania: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 93 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

● Myanmar 92 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 74 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 761 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 60 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,000 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,185 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,583 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 1,976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 675 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 496 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 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 killed3,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 much softer 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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