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13,504 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 violence in Istanbul, heavy rain in Fiji and people displaced in Gaza. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 57 in 100 of its 232 stories, usually 21
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

132 of its 232 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Istanbul accounted for 106 of Türkiye's 132 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

63 of its 87 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nadi accounted for 40 of Fiji's 63 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding.

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

Rwanda

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. the Panama Canal accounted for 20 of Panama's 24 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

77 of its 138 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 58 of Iraq's 77 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

76 of its 213 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

28 of its 74 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 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 7 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 13,504 stories about harm among 76,951 counted on 7 Apr.

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Türkiye's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 76,951 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Fiji's news mentioned heavy rain about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji72 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon67 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye57 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Imphal India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 Jerusalem Israel20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBudapest, Hungary -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsMissouri, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 54 stories, carried by 51 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 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

● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Brighton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Lashkar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,164 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,046 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 2,566 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,074 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 874 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 698 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 290 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 killed3,274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cape Verde

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

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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