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12,615 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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Deaths in Buggenhout, illness in Bundibugyo and violence in Kyiv drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 49 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

75 of its 153 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Buggenhout accounted for 71 of Belgium's 75 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Buggenhout stories →
Health

Uganda

122 of its 218 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bundibugyo accounted for 72 of Uganda's 122 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Kashmir

55 of its 134 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 4 of Karlovy Vary's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

DR Congo

Ituri accounted for 15 of the DR Congo's 23 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Heatwave was named in 184 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, storms and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in UK (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Canada (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in US (16 of its stories, about 6 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 26 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 12,615 stories about harm among 71,467 counted on 26 May.

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In Belgium, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,467 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 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 →

Congo60 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Lebanon57 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda56 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Israel52 in 100 of its 597 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium49 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 15 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Newark US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Gwangju South Korea23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 26 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 32 stories, carried by 11 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 22 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 36 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsSwindon, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 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

● Islamabad Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Beijing China 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 →

Health27% 3,324 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,851 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,129 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,643 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 751 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 498 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 469 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 killed3,143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees84 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.