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12,585 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Kashmir, violence in Mexico City and people killed in Trinidad & Tobago drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 37 in 100 of its 778 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

84 of its 139 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Udhampur accounted for 68 of Kashmir's 84 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Road crashes were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Udhampur stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

114 of its 272 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mexico City accounted for 73 of Mexico's 114 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Japan

286 of its 778 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Tokyo accounted for 130 of Japan's 286 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Tsunami was named in 234 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake, volcanic eruption and flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

27 of its 31 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

150 of its 496 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 296 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

34 of its 99 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Barbados

9 of its 23 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (234 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Guam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in New Zealand (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Iran (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in India (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,585 stories about harm among 71,272 counted on 20 Apr.

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In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,272 stories, as usual. Kashmir's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 20 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon57 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine49 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 641 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Dane County US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Chicago US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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: 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 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench 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 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 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 storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesChina: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesGuam: 87 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 42 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 57 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Japan: 37 in 100 of its 778 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 24 in 100 of its 2,598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Barbados: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Kashmir 60 in 100 of its 139 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 57 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 641 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 49 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 42 in 100 of its 272 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Japan 37 in 100 of its 778 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 2,923 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,892 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,287 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,065 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 739 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 482 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 272 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 killed3,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations179 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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