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10,498 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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The day's news pointed at building collapse in Iran, violence in Pahalgam and illness in Rome. Italy's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 61 in 100 of its 508 stories, usually 28
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

308 of its 508 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bandar Abbas accounted for 133 of Iran's 308 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (259 stories). Building collapse was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Bandar Abbas stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

234 of its 319 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Pahalgam accounted for 163 of Kashmir's 234 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pahalgam stories →
Health

Italy

320 of its 977 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rome accounted for 269 of Italy's 320 stories about harm, carried by 735 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

India

1,118 of its 3,470 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

516 of its 940 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (296 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 93 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in US (43 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 10,498 stories about harm among 53,040 counted on 26 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 16 March 2025. 20 in every 100 of the day's 53,040 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual. Iran stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 26 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir73 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine60 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan55 in 100 of its 940 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Milwaukee US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 New Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Islamabad Pakistan24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 21 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsAtlanta, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 53 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- food & livelihood: 19 stories, carried by 28 outletsPahalgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 163 stories, carried by 56 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Atlanta US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,541 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,446 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence23% 2,410 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,594 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 534 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 332 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 238 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 233 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 killed3,255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured848 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected826 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little more than 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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