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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

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 lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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 lessUganda: 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: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 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 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 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 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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 lessAndorra: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 23 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Micronesia: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 24 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 27 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 74 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 995 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mongolia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 72 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 5,371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 67 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cape Verde: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 47 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Lebanon 72 in 100 of its 415 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 74 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 60 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Fiji 67 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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