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7,045 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 train derailment in Pakistan, illness in Bundibugyo and building collapse in the Philippines. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 70 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

219 of its 398 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quetta accounted for 117 of Pakistan's 219 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Quetta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

136 of its 324 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (80 stories). Building collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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

Ukraine

136 of its 194 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 105 of Ukraine's 136 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

116 of its 261 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Oreshnik accounted for 63 of Russia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

149 of its 687 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Gas explosion was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 100 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

29 of its 66 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in China (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in India (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 7,045 stories about harm among 36,583 counted on 24 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 22 March 2026. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Pakistan, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 36,583 stories, above the usual 18. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda72 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Congo71 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Ukraine70 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan55 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Tehran Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Ashdod Israel19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20 Delhi India14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 · 86 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice22% 1,552 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence22% 1,517 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health21% 1,469 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,166 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 350 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 305 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 291 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 251 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 killed1,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured676 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations156 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people displaced80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees28 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and India

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
● Griefa little more than 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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