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13,641 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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Storms in the Bahamas, violence in Baghdad and people affected in Guatemala drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 74 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 33
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

48 of its 103 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Elbow Cay accounted for 37 of the Bahamas' 48 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Elbow Cay stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

58 of its 97 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 49 of Iraq's 58 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

34 of its 51 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

116 of its 437 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

55 of its 178 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Dominican Republic (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 8 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 8 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 13,641 stories about harm among 80,087 counted on 8 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 80,087 stories, as usual. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in the Bahamas' news. In the Bahamas, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 April 2025, 17 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 →

Rwanda74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon72 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 803 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Beirut Lebanon49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Hollywood US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSt. Helena: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,496 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 3,112 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,041 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 2,655 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,088 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 878 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 736 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 476 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 357 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 killed3,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,589 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced328 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 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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