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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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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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 readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readIreland: warmth about its own usualLittle Rock, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 16 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 19 outletsUdaipur, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 25 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 47 stories, carried by 44 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Little Rock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 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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