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14,293 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 protests in Bubiyan Island (Kuwait), violence in Tehran and people falling ill in France. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 55 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Kuwait

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bubiyan Island accounted for 23 of Kuwait's 29 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 12 of Bubiyan Island's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories → Bubiyan Island stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

371 of its 1,240 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 171 of Iran's 371 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 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.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

France

183 of its 788 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with norovirus and road crashes.

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

Lebanon

100 of its 150 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Beirut accounted for 65 of Lebanon's 100 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 6 of Tocoa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Italy

100 of its 512 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Illness was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

23 of its 73 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

Puerto Rico

7 of its 17 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 30 of Palestine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Russia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Australia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in UK (31 of its stories, more than ten 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 13 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 14,293 stories about harm among 83,930 counted on 13 May.

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Kuwait's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 83,930 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kuwait for the second day running. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 7 times their usual in France's news. On 13 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 →

Lebanon67 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador55 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba47 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 41 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Philippine Philippines35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Beijing China23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,099 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 3,513 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,908 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence12% 1,635 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood8% 1,057 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 818 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 609 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 304 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 killed3,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured643 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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