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7,499 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Havana (Cuba), the earthquake in Afghanistan and violence in Tehran drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 68 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 44
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

57 of its 84 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 37 of Cuba's 57 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 20 of Havana's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

70 of its 84 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

772 of its 1,789 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 332 of Iran's 772 stories about harm, carried by 680 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (291 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Displacement

Palestine

38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 28 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

79 of its 165 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

78 of its 203 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

52 of its 195 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 58 of Israel's 122 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

35 of its 70 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Brazil

23 of its 81 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (50 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in US (20 of its stories, about three 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 4 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 7,499 stories about harm among 41,651 counted on 4 Apr.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Cuba. of the day's 41,651 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Cuba stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. On 4 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon73 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba68 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Indonesia50 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Tel Aviv Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Havana Cuba20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Bushehr Iran20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readNigeria: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualJakarta, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsPorepunkah, Australia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 78 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 16 outletsRaipur, India -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsSeattle, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsManhattan, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 57 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- food & livelihood: 20 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

● Jakarta Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Nasarawa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Porepunkah Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Raipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice22% 1,616 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,594 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 1,450 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,404 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood5% 378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 376 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 270 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 256 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 killed1,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured740 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions88 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Iran Stories reporting refugees52 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

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