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8,051 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 Tenerife, violence in Moscow and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 46 in 100 of its 394 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Spain

180 of its 394 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tenerife accounted for 98 of Spain's 180 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Tenerife stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

166 of its 461 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 135 of Russia's 166 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

80 of its 153 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

267 of its 836 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Oil spill was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

65 of its 97 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 65 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

30 of its 53 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Ushuaia accounted for 16 of Argentina's 30 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

134 of its 376 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Singapore (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in US (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 8,051 stories about harm among 45,810 counted on 9 May.

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Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 45,810 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Spain, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. On 9 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon67 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Indonesia52 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel52 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Denver US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Moscow Russia20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readRussia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualTewkesbury, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 20 outletsGeorgia, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Tewkesbury UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,241 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 1,858 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,191 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,173 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 431 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 337 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 325 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 302 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 killed2,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about twice the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting abductions104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees37 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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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