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13,413 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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Violence in Peshawar, protests in Pyongyang (North Korea) and flooding in New Zealand drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 59 in 100 of its 970 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

576 of its 970 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Peshawar accounted for 360 of Pakistan's 576 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (339 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Pyongyang accounted for 22 of North Korea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 16 of Pyongyang's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

120 of its 278 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

28 of its 84 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

349 of its 622 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 289 of Israel's 349 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Africa

257 of its 774 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

40 of its 102 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

105 of its 218 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

32 of its 78 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Slovenia

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Romania (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Switzerland (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Japan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (14 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 30 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 13,413 stories about harm among 69,137 counted on 30 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 69,137 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in New Zealand's news. On 30 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today. Pakistan stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan59 in 100 of its 970 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 622 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye48 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Jerusalem Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Memphis US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSpain: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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 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 lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsLjubljana, Slovenia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 104 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 35 stories, carried by 25 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 39 stories, carried by 49 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 40 stories, carried by 39 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

● Salt Lake City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Ljubljana Slovenia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,379 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,974 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,047 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,908 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 721 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 541 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 426 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 210 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 killed3,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Azerbaijan Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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