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9,201 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 news turned to building collapse in Iran, violence in Vancouver and people killed in the Philippines. France's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 75 in 100 of its 438 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

327 of its 438 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bandar Abbas accounted for 179 of Iran's 327 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Building collapse was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with gas explosion and storms.

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

Canada

488 of its 1,551 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vancouver accounted for 340 of Canada's 488 stories about harm, carried by 639 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Vancouver stories →
Health

Philippines

155 of its 399 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Illness was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

65 of its 307 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

211 of its 284 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Pahalgam accounted for 160 of Kashmir's 211 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

404 of its 797 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

1,024 of its 3,048 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (441 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

49 of its 99 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Vietnam

36 of its 127 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Dominican Republic (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hantavirus in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 20 the day before
21 in 10016 in 10029 Mar5 Apr12 Apr19 Apr27 Apr29 Mar: 19 in 10030 Mar: 19 in 10031 Mar: 18 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 17 in 1004 Apr: 18 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 18 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 16 in 10010 Apr: 17 in 10011 Apr: 17 in 10012 Apr: 18 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 18 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 17 in 10018 Apr: 19 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 18 in 10023 Apr: 19 in 10024 Apr: 19 in 10025 Apr: 18 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 9,201 stories about harm among 44,142 counted on 27 Apr.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. of the day's 44,142 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Iran's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. In Uganda's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran75 in 100 of its 438 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir74 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan51 in 100 of its 797 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Dublin Ireland20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31 Pahalgam Kashmir16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 New Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: 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 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: no storiesSerbia: 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: no storiesRomania: 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: 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: no storiesMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessGreece: 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: no storiesNew 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: no storiesCosta Rica: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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: no storiesAlbania: 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: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: 63 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 28 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 51 in 100 of its 797 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 796 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 49 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 508 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 75 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 34 in 100 of its 3,048 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iceland: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominican Republic: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Canada: 31 in 100 of its 1,551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Benin: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Iran 75 in 100 of its 438 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 74 in 100 of its 284 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 57 in 100 of its 508 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 51 in 100 of its 797 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 49 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 2,419 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice22% 2,002 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 1,881 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,433 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 669 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 276 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 200 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed3,261 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,035 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests1,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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