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13,662 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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The day's news pointed at storms in the Bahamas, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and violence in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 56 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

94 of its 168 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Elbow Cay accounted for 86 of the Bahamas' 94 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Storms were named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Elbow Cay stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tbilisi accounted for 11 of Georgia's 11 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. 7 of Tbilisi's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Nepal

55 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 38 of Nepal's 55 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

39 of its 127 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 33 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 321 of Lebanon's 425 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (15 of its stories, about 4 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 9 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 13,662 stories about harm among 79,559 counted on 9 Apr.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 79,559 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Bahamas, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. the news turned to the Bahamas for the second day running. On 9 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon65 in 100 of its 650 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas56 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel46 in 100 of its 663 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal44 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Beirut Lebanon56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Islamabad Pakistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Moscow Russia21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: 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'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,030 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,265 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,177 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,449 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,216 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 785 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 706 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 297 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 killed3,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations81 at about half the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Sweden and the US

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 softer 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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