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13,399 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, rights and justice in Dubai and flooding in Laos. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 68 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 50
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Laos

19 of its 69 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Liberia

20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

DR Congo

23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Ituri accounted for 11 of the DR Congo's 23 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Ghana

34 of its 117 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires and heatstroke.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 67 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in UK (139 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Australia (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in France (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (50 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,399 stories about harm among 77,430 counted on 27 May.

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The news turned to Uganda for the tenth day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 77,430 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Laos' news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. Uganda stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. On 27 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Uganda68 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Lebanon58 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Newark US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Tehran Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 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 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: 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: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessBotswana: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: no storiesJersey: 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 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 storiesUnited Arab Emirates: 34 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 68 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 22 in 100 of its 557 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 23 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 28 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 23 in 100 of its 1,242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ghana: 29 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Germany: 24 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 96 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 68 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Uganda 68 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly health ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 713 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 68 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly health ● Lebanon 58 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 47 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,676 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,180 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,248 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,611 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 747 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 647 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 549 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 432 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 killed3,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of 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 about as 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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