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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: 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 lessCongo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 storiesZambia: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 35 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Netherlands: 31 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 23 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 67 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 718 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 1,240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)France: 23 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cyprus: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 32 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Lebanon 67 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 718 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 47 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly shelter & services ● El Salvador 55 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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