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6,622 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 illness in Johannesburg, flooding in Kenya and oil spill in Russia. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about South Africa and the Philippines →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 49 in 100 of its 309 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

South Africa

150 of its 309 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Johannesburg accounted for 84 of South Africa's 150 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Hantavirus was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and respiratory illness.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

53 of its 180 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Nairobi accounted for 33 of Kenya's 53 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

84 of its 230 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Oil spill was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Australia

217 of its 890 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Philippines

89 of its 281 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and landslides.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

66 of its 270 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

54 of its 79 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Nablus accounted for 25 of Palestine's 54 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

247 of its 453 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 36 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

38 of its 112 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in India (21 of its stories, about 4 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 3 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 6,622 stories about harm among 39,026 counted on 3 May.

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South Africa's news mentioned hantavirus more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 39,026 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about South Africa and the Philippines. South Africa stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. On 3 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 453 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba49 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 42 · mostly shelter & services South Africa49 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 24 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Ashkelon Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Alice Springs Australia24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: 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 angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Ukraine few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 1,659 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,454 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,240 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 1,043 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 335 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 334 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 210 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 204 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 killed1,728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests795 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about twice the usual rate · most about South Africa and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees42 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about South Africa 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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?

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