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13,934 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Kyiv, the drought in Somalia and people killed in Ethiopia drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 35 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 17
RegionSouth Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Ukraine

167 of its 341 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kyiv accounted for 123 of Ukraine's 167 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

24 of its 44 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Yemen

14 of its 23 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Sanaa accounted for 11 of Yemen's 14 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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

Iran

309 of its 1,036 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Maldives

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Morocco

42 of its 120 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

34 of its 86 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Norovirus was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hantavirus and flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Bahamas (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Morocco (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in France (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (20 of its stories, about three 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 14 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 13,934 stories about harm among 82,169 counted on 14 May.

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In the Bahamas' news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,169 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. On 14 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 →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon57 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba55 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 41 · mostly shelter & services Palestine50 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Havana Cuba42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three 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'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,872 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,460 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,098 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,596 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood6% 866 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 600 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 274 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 killed3,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,669 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 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
● 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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