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12,667 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Berea, violence in Pakistan and protests in Lusaka (Zambia). Syria'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 lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSyria 57 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Syria

59 of its 104 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Berea accounted for 40 of Syria's 59 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Berea stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

122 of its 347 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Israel

304 of its 551 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 26 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 28 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 →
Rights & justice

Norway

18 of its 53 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

50 of its 93 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 29 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

18 of its 44 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Phnom Penh's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

8 of Baku's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in India (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Iran (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 6 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 1 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 12,667 stories about harm among 74,585 counted on 1 May.

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Mentions of the polio ran about 4 times their usual in Pakistan's news. of the day's 74,585 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Syria stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 1 May 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Over April, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in April 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria57 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Israel55 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon54 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Palestine47 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 London UK99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Alice Springs Australia52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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 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 lessGuam: 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 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 lessTimor-Leste: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial 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 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 22 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Norway: 34 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Netherlands: 26 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 26 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Namibia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 81 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Macedonia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 25 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 22 in 100 of its 1,697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Eritrea: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 54 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 26 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bosnia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Australia: 22 in 100 of its 1,661 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 129 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

● Israel 55 in 100 of its 551 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 57 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 54 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 54 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 47 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 35 in 100 of its 347 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,505 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 3,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,979 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,693 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood6% 779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 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 killed2,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured650 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 much 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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