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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 storiesEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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 lessAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 storiesVenezuela: 27 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 24 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Netherlands: 25 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 65 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 3,270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Finland: 27 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 35 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 27 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 56 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 78 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 65 in 100 of its 650 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bahamas 56 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 663 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 44 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 31 in 100 of its 3,270 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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