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13,483 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kahramanmaras, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and storms in Bangladesh. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 58 in 100 of its 243 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 11 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

141 of its 243 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kahramanmaras accounted for 54 of Türkiye's 141 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Kahramanmaras stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

30 of its 83 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Algiers accounted for 18 of Algeria's 30 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 10 of Algiers' 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cameroon

46 of its 89 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Yaounde accounted for 21 of Cameroon's 46 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 53 of Sudan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Liberia

24 of its 68 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 5 of Monrovia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

70 of its 318 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kuwait

11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Iran (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in India (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 13,483 stories about harm among 82,078 counted on 15 Apr.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 16 in every 100 of the day's 82,078 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. In Türkiye, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 15 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye58 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon54 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon52 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 496 Tehran Iran76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Hollywood US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 New York US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

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 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 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 storiesSaudi 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 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: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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: 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 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 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 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 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 lessGambia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 storiesCroatia: 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 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: 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: 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 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad 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 lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 25 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guam: 68 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 58 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tajikistan: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 26 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Korea: 22 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 23 in 100 of its 559 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Solomon Islands: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Senegal: 29 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Poland: 24 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 22 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 27 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 24 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Liberia: 35 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kuwait: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 2,560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Denmark: 25 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cyprus: 25 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 25 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 52 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Algeria: 36 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 37 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Northern Mariana Islands: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Sudan 75 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 58 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 54 in 100 of its 241 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 47 in 100 of its 584 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cameroon 52 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,307 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,172 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,039 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Food & livelihood6% 840 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 599 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 314 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 killed3,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured773 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced330 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Sudan Stories reporting refugees128 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.