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8,245 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 Bundibugyo, gas explosion in China and protests in Ashdod (Israel). Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 78 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 45
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Uganda

93 of its 120 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bundibugyo accounted for 68 of Uganda's 93 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

254 of its 890 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (198 stories). Gas explosion was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

177 of its 288 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 34 of Ashdod's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Ashdod stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cambodia

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

29 of its 94 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dubai accounted for 29 of the United Arab Emirates' 29 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 25 of Palestine's 46 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

29 of its 81 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

21 of its 55 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in India (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (44 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 8,245 stories about harm among 44,219 counted on 23 May.

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For the eighth day running, the news turned to Uganda. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 44,219 stories, above the usual 17. Mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. In Uganda, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. On 23 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Uganda78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Israel61 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Palestine61 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba55 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Ashdod Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Belgrade 17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 17 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Havana Cuba15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 usualIreland: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 40 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsCincinnati, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 43 outletsDublin, Ireland -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 109 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 35 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

● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Cincinnati US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Dublin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,080 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,991 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,508 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence13% 1,012 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 438 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 372 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 334 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 319 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 killed2,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured590 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations199 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people displaced77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees50 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of 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 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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