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13,395 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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The day's news pointed at illness in Ituri, people affected in Somalia and a disaster in Vaavu Atoll. the DR Congo's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCongo 77 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

DR Congo

43 of its 48 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ituri accounted for 39 of the DR Congo's 43 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Ituri stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

105 of its 236 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 105 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

41 of its 125 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Congo

56 of its 73 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

142 of its 389 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 64 of Palestine's 97 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Meningitis was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. 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: illness in Uganda (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hantavirus in Australia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (13 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 15 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 13,395 stories about harm among 77,708 counted on 15 May.

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DR Congo stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 77,708 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Somalia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 15 May 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo77 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Palestine54 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 632 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine44 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Havana Cuba33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Beijing China29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBajaur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 37 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 36 stories, carried by 20 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuebec, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 24 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

● Bajaur Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Oxfordshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,620 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,367 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,001 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,569 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood7% 964 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 566 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 254 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 killed3,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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