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6,676 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, violence in Gaza and arrests in Nicaragua. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 71 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 53
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Brazil

21 of its 91 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 29 of Ukraine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

30 of its 92 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kashmir

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

China

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (18 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 31 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 6,676 stories about harm among 36,275 counted on 31 May.

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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 36,275 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Uganda stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%. A year earlier, on 31 May 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda71 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Palestine63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 568 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon50 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Newark US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Sonarpur India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Delhi India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: no storiesTimor-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: no storiesSri Lanka: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: no storiesNew 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: no storiesLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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: no storiesEl 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: 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 storiesChina: 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 storiesBurkina Faso: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 71 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 24 in 100 of its 3,419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ghana: 29 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 71 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly health ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 568 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 50 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 44 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 →

Health25% 1,668 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,493 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,143 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,000 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 420 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 293 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 224 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 killed1,805 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured535 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced124 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Canada Stories reporting refugees33 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 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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