← 29 May Friday 30 May 2025 · to 23:59 UTC 31 May →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
16,482 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to the heatwave in Switzerland, people displaced in Nigeria and protests in Tripoli (Libya). Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 40 in 100 of its 213 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

86 of its 213 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Blatten accounted for 58 of Switzerland's 86 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Blatten stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

378 of its 1,190 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (41 stories). Heavy rain was named in 36 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.

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

Puerto Rico

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

655 of its 2,882 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Wildfires were named in 209 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 123 of Palestine's 147 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

18 of Tamaulipas' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Tropical storm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hurricane.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 37 of Syria's 63 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (209 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in US (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1001 May8 May15 May22 May30 May1 May: 18 in 1002 May: 18 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 19 in 1005 May: 19 in 1006 May: 18 in 1007 May: 20 in 1008 May: 19 in 1009 May: 18 in 10010 May: 19 in 10011 May: 19 in 10012 May: 18 in 10013 May: 18 in 10014 May: 18 in 10015 May: 17 in 10016 May: 18 in 10017 May: 20 in 10018 May: 19 in 10019 May: 19 in 10020 May: 19 in 10021 May: 18 in 10022 May: 18 in 10023 May: 19 in 10024 May: 20 in 10025 May: 20 in 10026 May: 19 in 10027 May: 18 in 10028 May: 18 in 10029 May: 18 in 10030 May: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 May. 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 16,482 stories about harm among 89,098 counted on 30 May.

Read the day's briefing

It was the third day running that the news turned to Switzerland. of the day's 89,098 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Canada's news mentioned wildfires about three times as often as usual. Switzerland's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. On 30 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 930 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Hollywood US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Gaza Palestine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMaine, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 28 stories, carried by 37 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 10 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 26 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,447 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,108 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,139 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 2,190 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 755 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed3,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Switzerland Stories reporting refugees110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about one and a half times 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.