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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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: 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 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEl Salvador: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,053 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 58 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 63 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 401 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 2,502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Equatorial Guinea: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 64 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 89 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cuba 64 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 63 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 58 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 401 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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