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52,628 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 violence in Peshawar, protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and people killed in Côte d’Ivoire. Pakistan'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 lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 84 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 35
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,743 of its 3,577 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Peshawar accounted for 2,025 of Pakistan's 2,743 stories about harm, carried by 1,281 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Health

Paraguay

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Chikungunya was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.

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

Singapore

376 of its 1,275 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (146 stories). Natural hazards were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

134 of its 273 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

394 of its 767 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

400 of its 642 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pyongyang accounted for 372 of North Korea's 400 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola and hiv.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,560 of its 1,866 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Dust storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

195 of its 435 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Romania (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in North Korea (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Greece (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Switzerland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 Jan. 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 52,628 stories about harm among 251,847 counted on 20 Jan.

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Romania's news mentioned the hypothermia about 8 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 251,847 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 428 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi92 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 1,866 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras84 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Peshawar Pakistan644 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2025 Washington US548 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2416 Flint River US307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Damascus Syria194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Hyderabad India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230

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: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBadshah Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- food & livelihood: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsNagpur, India -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 153 stories, carried by 153 outletsBoxholm, US -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 59 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- shelter & services: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 31 outletsUtah, US -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 54 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

● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Badshah Khan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 18 stories ● Nagpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 153 stories ● Boxholm US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 14,952 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 13,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,681 stories · about as usual Health11% 5,426 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,628 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,554 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,582 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 killed15,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured3,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced635 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

● 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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