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13,895 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Ushuaia, protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and violence in Moscow. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and South Africa → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Africa →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 70 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Argentina

71 of its 102 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Ushuaia accounted for 41 of Argentina's 71 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Ushuaia stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

59 of its 209 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Amsterdam's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

145 of its 391 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 80 of Russia's 145 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Cape Verde

56 of its 59 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Praia accounted for 38 of Cape Verde's 56 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

168 of its 498 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

36 of its 71 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

263 of its 689 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Germany

144 of its 582 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 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: volcanic eruption in Philippines (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); gas explosion in UK (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in India (10 of its stories, about three 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 5 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 13,895 stories about harm among 80,334 counted on 5 May.

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In Argentina, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 80,334 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and South Africa. In Argentina's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran about 4 times their usual. On 5 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cape Verde95 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Argentina70 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 19 · mostly health Sudan56 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia51 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine50 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Tehran Iran58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Ashkelon Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 New York US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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 readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt. Helena: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 655 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,629 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 3,151 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,403 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,841 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 787 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 477 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 465 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 killed3,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,268 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations268 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people displaced136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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 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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