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6,740 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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People injured in Pakistan, illness in Tenerife and volcanic eruption in Indonesia drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 56 in 100 of its 542 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

183 of its 404 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Building collapse was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

65 of its 122 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 74 of Russia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Argentina

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ushuaia accounted for 16 of Argentina's 22 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 4 of Pyongyang's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

66 of its 126 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 66 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Canada (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Iran (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in US (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
19 in 10016 in 10011 Apr18 Apr25 Apr2 May10 May11 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 1007 May: 18 in 1008 May: 17 in 1009 May: 18 in 10010 May: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 6,740 stories about harm among 37,714 counted on 10 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. of the day's 37,714 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Pakistan's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 10 May 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Spain56 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Indonesia53 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba52 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Denver US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Tehran Iran21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Islamabad Pakistan16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessGuam: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 lessJamaica: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: no storiesDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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 storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesUkraine: 41 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 56 in 100 of its 542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 62 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 23 in 100 of its 1,031 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 52 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cape Verde: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 61 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Spain 56 in 100 of its 542 stories · mostly health ● Lebanon 62 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 53 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cuba 52 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 45 in 100 of its 404 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 1,935 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice22% 1,467 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,042 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 961 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 273 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 256 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 killed1,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations204 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting abductions89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees39 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half 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 harsher 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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