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13,215 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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Protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), illness in Bundibugyo and people killed in Saudi Arabia drew the news. Honduras' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 63 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 44
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Health

Uganda

140 of its 223 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bundibugyo accounted for 93 of Uganda's 140 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

60 of its 158 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 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.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

23 of its 61 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Dar es Salaam's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

48 of its 109 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Mount Everest accounted for 29 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

DR Congo

49 of its 50 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ituri accounted for 34 of the DR Congo's 49 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 3 of Dakar's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Congo

81 of its 104 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 9 of la Paz's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in UK (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in US (25 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 22 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 13,215 stories about harm among 75,378 counted on 22 May.

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Honduras' news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 75,378 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan's news mentioned flooding about 7 times as often as usual. On 22 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo98 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Congo78 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Uganda63 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Lebanon61 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Ashdod Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Chicago US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 New York US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesUkraine: 35 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 63 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 38 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 25 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 83 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guyana: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ghana: 27 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 50 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 98 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 78 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Maldives: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Congo 78 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly health ● DR Congo 98 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly health ● Uganda 63 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly health ● Israel 54 in 100 of its 472 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 50 in 100 of its 311 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,617 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,462 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,106 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,353 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 738 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 551 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 309 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 killed3,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting evacuations92 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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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