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6,429 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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Violence in Kyiv and Gaza and people killed in Haiti drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 89 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 46
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

64 of its 114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 39 of Ukraine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

47 of its 66 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 23 of Palestine's 47 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Haiti

56 of its 63 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

75 of its 248 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Cyclone was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and power cuts.

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

Nigeria

288 of its 876 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lima accounted for 13 of Peru's 15 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in US (21 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 12 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 6,429 stories about harm among 37,082 counted on 12 Apr.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 37,082 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 12 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti89 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 46 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine71 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine56 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Dublin Ireland38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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 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 lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: no storiesUnited 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: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: no storiesSerbia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: no storiesPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: no storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 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: no storiesLesotho: 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 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 storiesCzech 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 lessCongo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: 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: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 lessBahamas: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: no storiesAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesGuam: 72 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 28 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 876 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 66 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 2,043 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 89 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 63 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 66 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

● Haiti 89 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Lebanon 66 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 373 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 56 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 63 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 1,503 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 1,440 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health21% 1,358 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,065 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 298 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 204 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 123 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 killed1,711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions76 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees32 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 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 harsher 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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