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14,368 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 violence in Mexico City, road crashes in Belize and rights and justice in Malabo. Belize's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 48 in 100 of its 432 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

207 of its 432 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mexico City accounted for 110 of Mexico's 207 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

153 of its 769 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 132 of Israel's 372 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

3 of Stockholm's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Iran (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in US (19 of its stories, about three 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 21 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 14,368 stories about harm among 81,958 counted on 21 Apr.

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Belize's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,958 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Mexico. Mexico stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. On 21 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 →

Palestine54 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 716 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico48 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 London UK64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Manhattan US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little warmer than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 353 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 372 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 579 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories a little warmer than the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,584 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice25% 3,472 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,325 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,177 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 729 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 620 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 324 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 killed3,541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 about as 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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