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13,475 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Kathmandu, rights and justice in Kampala and the tsunami in Indonesia. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 53 in 100 of its 295 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Nepal

44 of its 76 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 28 of Nepal's 44 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

70 of its 164 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kampala accounted for 54 of Uganda's 70 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

157 of its 295 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Tsunami was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake, volcanic eruption and building collapse.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

263 of its 485 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Romania

31 of its 194 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

Havana accounted for 27 of Cuba's 38 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Argentina

16 of its 48 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

5 of Gaza's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Romania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in Greece (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Israel (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (27 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 2 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 13,475 stories about harm among 80,273 counted on 2 Apr.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Nepal. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 80,273 stories, below the usual 18. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Nepal, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon65 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal58 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Israel54 in 100 of its 485 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia53 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Abuja Nigeria21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 San Francisco US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 954 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,346 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,234 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,224 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,113 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood6% 747 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 264 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 killed3,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,322 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured652 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations91 at about half the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.