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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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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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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19 in 10016 in 1007 Apr14 Apr21 Apr28 Apr6 May7 Apr: 18 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 17 in 10010 Apr: 17 in 10011 Apr: 16 in 10012 Apr: 17 in 10013 Apr: 17 in 10014 Apr: 16 in 10015 Apr: 16 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 17 in 10018 Apr: 17 in 10019 Apr: 18 in 10020 Apr: 18 in 10021 Apr: 18 in 10022 Apr: 17 in 10023 Apr: 17 in 10024 Apr: 17 in 10025 Apr: 17 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 17 in 10029 Apr: 17 in 10030 Apr: 17 in 1001 May: 17 in 1002 May: 17 in 1003 May: 17 in 1004 May: 17 in 1005 May: 17 in 1006 May: 17 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEritrea: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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 storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 24 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 30 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Switzerland: 34 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Spain: 40 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 40 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 29 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Netherlands: 26 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 70 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lithuania: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 70 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 25 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 583 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 24 in 100 of its 2,140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ghana: 23 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Germany: 23 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cape Verde: 90 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 27 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 58 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St. Helena: 86 in 100 of its 7 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

● Lebanon 70 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 50 in 100 of its 583 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 236 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Argentina 58 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly health ● Spain 40 in 100 of its 676 stories · mostly health ● Russia 40 in 100 of its 362 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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