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8,382 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 news turned to people killed in Uganda and Rwanda and a disaster in Vaavu Atoll. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 34 in 100 of its 408 stories, usually 13
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Uganda

47 of its 94 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

79 of its 156 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 60 of Cuba's 79 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Congo

41 of its 44 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 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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Disasters & accidents

Italy

140 of its 408 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Accidents were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

58 of its 127 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 45 of Thailand's 58 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Health

DR Congo

21 of its 21 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ituri accounted for 17 of the DR Congo's 21 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

90 of its 227 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 46 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Canada (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); meningitis in UK (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 8,382 stories about harm among 46,491 counted on 16 May.

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Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Israel. of the day's 46,491 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Canada's news mentioned hantavirus about 5 times as often as usual. Uganda's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 16 May 2025, 18 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 →

Lebanon63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 494 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba51 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services Uganda50 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 25 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Havana Cuba25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Jerusalem Israel20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 463 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,062 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,034 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,370 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,317 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 490 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 169 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 killed2,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured649 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions163 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations46 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 much harsher 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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