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14,111 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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The news turned to rights and justice in Bubiyan Island, evacuations in Spain and people affected in the Bahamas. Kuwait's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKuwait 60 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

38 of its 63 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bubiyan Island accounted for 34 of Kuwait's 38 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories → Bubiyan Island stories →
Health

Spain

170 of its 589 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

38 of its 65 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 25 of Afghanistan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

189 of its 571 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 70 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 126 of Israel's 383 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

101 of its 250 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Health

Belgium

20 of its 93 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in South Africa (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in US (332 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 14,111 stories about harm among 82,076 counted on 12 May.

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Kuwait stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,076 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Africa's news, mentions of storms ran about 4 times their usual. On 12 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon64 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait60 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 699 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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 readKenya: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 19 outletsHawaii, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 47 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 18 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 19 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 20 stories, carried by 80 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

● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,248 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice24% 3,242 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,917 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,736 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood7% 1,002 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 696 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 551 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 371 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 killed3,229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting abductions159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little less than 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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