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12,915 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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Illness in Bundibugyo, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and people injured in Türkiye drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 75 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 29
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Uganda

227 of its 303 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bundibugyo accounted for 154 of Uganda's 227 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 202 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hantavirus and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

99 of its 284 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Nairobi accounted for 64 of Kenya's 99 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 41 of Nairobi's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories).

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

56 of its 170 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (85 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Romania

26 of its 134 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hantavirus was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

China

307 of its 1,687 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu, bird flu and norovirus. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Maldives

48 of its 57 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Vaavu Atoll accounted for 44 of the Maldives' 48 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Congo

91 of its 98 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Covid was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

DR Congo

34 of its 36 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ituri accounted for 23 of the DR Congo's 34 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

96 of its 233 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Rotterdam accounted for 53 of the Netherlands' 96 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hantavirus in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Congo (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about three 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 18 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 12,915 stories about harm among 69,931 counted on 18 May.

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The news turned to Uganda for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 69,931 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Uganda stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 18 May 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Maldives84 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Uganda75 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Lebanon64 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 663 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Nairobi Kenya41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198

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'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 452 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,608 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice24% 3,063 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,065 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,764 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 718 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 711 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 468 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 280 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 killed3,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions178 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda

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 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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