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11,562 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 rights and justice in Lima, violence in Gaza and the typhoon in Guam. Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 74 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 49
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 →
Rights & justice

Peru

23 of its 68 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 23 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Typhoon was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.

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

Haiti

37 of its 50 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

18 of its 52 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

8 of its 24 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sweden

29 of its 104 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

25 of its 53 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in US (33 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 13 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 11,562 stories about harm among 69,964 counted on 13 Apr.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 69,964 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 13 April 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine65 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria47 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Union County US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

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 lessMicronesia: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 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 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 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 storiesKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIran: 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: 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 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessCongo: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 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 lessBangladesh: 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: no storiesAlbania: 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 lessAmerican 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: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 24 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)U.S. Virgin Islands: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 28 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 22 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 21 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Romania: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 21 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 34 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 35 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Norway: 33 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 21 in 100 of its 407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 26 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 60 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 27 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 35 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 23 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Northern Mariana Islands: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)San Marino: 100 in 100 of its 3 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 60 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 506 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 74 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Syria 47 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 32 in 100 of its 1,203 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,903 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,876 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,843 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,758 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood6% 692 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 395 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 252 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 killed2,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured659 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Iran Stories reporting abductions105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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