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7,853 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 news turned to violence in Kyiv, homes and services in Gaza and people injured in France. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 62 in 100 of its 181 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

113 of its 181 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kyiv accounted for 58 of Ukraine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Angola

24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Luanda accounted for 15 of Angola's 24 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Trinidad & Tobago

13 of its 39 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Greece

36 of its 121 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

10 of its 38 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 68 of Lebanon's 118 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (149 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (17 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 18 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 7,853 stories about harm among 46,562 counted on 18 Apr.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 46,562 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the US's news, mentions of tornadoes ran about 4 times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. A year earlier, on 18 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 →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon63 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine62 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel46 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Tehran Iran39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Kyiv Ukraine19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Manchester UK17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 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 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 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: 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: no storiesMongolia: no storiesMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 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: no storiesGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: no storiesGrenada: 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 storiesSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial 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 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 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 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 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 62 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Trinidad & Tobago: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 754 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Namibia: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 63 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 23 in 100 of its 1,807 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 30 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)France: 23 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 41 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 62 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 108 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 63 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 62 in 100 of its 181 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 289 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Nigeria 31 in 100 of its 754 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 1,879 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 1,827 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,422 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,233 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 433 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 362 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 308 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Displacement3% 202 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 killed1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees45 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 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.