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12,611 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tehran, a disaster in Elbow Cay and protests in Kikongo (Congo). Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 37 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 398 of Iran's 827 stories about harm, carried by 726 outlets. Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Cameroon

14 of its 32 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

121 of its 432 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cyclone was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

83 of its 373 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

12 of its 34 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 18 of Venezuela's 20 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 13 of Caracas' 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (62 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in UK (13 of its stories, about three 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 10 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 12,611 stories about harm among 74,918 counted on 10 Apr.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 74,918 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 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 →

Lebanon68 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Israel48 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba39 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas37 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Beirut Lebanon31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Dublin Ireland28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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: 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 lessUkraine: 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 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessGuatemala: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: 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: no storiesCanada: 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 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 storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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 storiesVenezuela: 28 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 25 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 23 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Switzerland: 25 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 406 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 29 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 68 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jordan: 26 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 2,601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Germany: 22 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 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: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahrain: 26 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 26 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 86 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 68 in 100 of its 398 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 690 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cuba 39 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 32 in 100 of its 2,601 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bahamas 37 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,053 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,966 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,098 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,006 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 938 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 556 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 292 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 killed3,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Sudan and the DR Congo

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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