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14,352 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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Illness in the Canary Islands, violence in Beirut and rights and justice in Burkina Faso drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 40 in 100 of its 676 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 11 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
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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Health

Spain

268 of its 676 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. the Canary Islands accounted for 183 of Spain's 268 stories about harm, carried by 543 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Canary Islands stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

87 of its 124 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Beirut accounted for 44 of Lebanon's 87 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
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Health

Argentina

62 of its 107 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

250 of its 698 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Antarctica

20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bird flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and norovirus. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

124 of its 236 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kyiv accounted for 66 of Ukraine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Cape Verde

44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Praia accounted for 32 of Cape Verde's 44 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Switzerland

67 of its 196 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Antarctica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Argentina (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in South Africa (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in US (30 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 6 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 14,352 stories about harm among 84,521 counted on 6 May.

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Spain stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 84,521 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. Antarctica's news mentioned bird flu more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 6 May 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon70 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina58 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Ukraine53 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan42 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Tehran Iran47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Moscow Russia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Los Angeles US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

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'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: 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 · 124 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Argentina about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,100 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 3,328 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,220 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,917 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood6% 874 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 732 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed3,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations378 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting abductions111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US

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