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11,449 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Havana (Cuba), rights and justice in Kampala and the earthquake in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 58 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Cuba

80 of its 125 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 80 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 26 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

44 of its 113 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kampala accounted for 29 of Uganda's 44 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 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.

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

Afghanistan

75 of its 102 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 33 of Afghanistan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Nepal

42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

43 of its 102 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

33 of its 139 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 24 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 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: illness in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 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 11,449 stories about harm among 63,952 counted on 3 Apr.

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Afghanistan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 63,952 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cuba, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. A year earlier, on 3 April 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba64 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon63 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal58 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Havana Cuba26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 · 934 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,068 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health22% 2,499 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,917 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,868 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood5% 607 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 528 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 436 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 267 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 killed2,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,624 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations67 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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