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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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsBurnham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAthlone, Ireland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsPortland, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsZeiten, Germany -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 10 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

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Burnham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Athlone Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Portland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

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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