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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

how these are picked →
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.

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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: no storiesSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi 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 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: no storiesOman: 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: no storiesNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: 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 lessGhana: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican 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: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: 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 storiesYemen: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)United Arab Emirates: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 70 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 72 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 44 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 55 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 70 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 1,162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 70 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Ukraine 70 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 72 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly health ● Pakistan 55 in 100 of its 398 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 375 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 71 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly health ● Russia 44 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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