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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.

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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): 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 21 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 17 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsSangli, India -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsNew Orleans, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 30 outletsTamil Nadu, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 30 stories, carried by 55 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 54 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

● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 45 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Sangli India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● New Orleans US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 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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