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15,292 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 protests in Tehran (Iran), a disaster in Yerevan and people injured in New Zealand. Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 44 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 69 of Iran's 137 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 43 of Tehran's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Armenia

91 of its 205 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Yerevan accounted for 55 of Armenia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Health

New Zealand

310 of its 676 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Covid was named in 188 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 196 of Ukraine's 304 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Peru

70 of its 109 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Lima accounted for 52 of Peru's 70 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 48 of Lima's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Norway

29 of its 101 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Jamaica

41 of its 125 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

44 of its 166 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Pokhara accounted for 33 of Nepal's 53 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in China (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in US (101 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 15,292 stories about harm among 81,212 counted on 19 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 9 December 2022. 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,212 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the third day running, the news turned to Iran. New Zealand's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. On 19 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru64 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Nepal63 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Lima Peru48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Tehran Iran43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Paris France41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

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 lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 42 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsWhite Island, New Zealand -- health: 59 stories, carried by 72 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● White Island New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 59 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,391 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice24% 3,530 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,250 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 842 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 688 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 490 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 272 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 killed3,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Congo and the US Stories reporting evacuations73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little less 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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