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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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSyria: 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: 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 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMalta: 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: 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 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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 lessGambia: 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: 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 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 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 lessCuba: 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 lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessCambodia: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Timor-Leste: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 401 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 48 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 23 in 100 of its 2,560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 32 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 39 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Equatorial Guinea: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Benin: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 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

● Israel 52 in 100 of its 716 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 48 in 100 of its 432 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 53 in 100 of its 139 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 127 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 36 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,584 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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