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9,938 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 the Red Sea, landslides in Japan and rights and justice in Dhaka drew the news. Djibouti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 61 in 100 of its 1,035 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

62 of its 97 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. the Red Sea accounted for 61 of Djibouti's 62 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (39 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 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.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

633 of its 1,035 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Wajima accounted for 163 of Japan's 633 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Landslides were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, drownings and building collapse.

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

Ukraine

208 of its 394 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 208 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

160 of its 378 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

83 of its 247 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

56 of its 96 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

San Marino

5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 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: natural hazards in China (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in India (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 9,938 stories about harm among 50,094 counted on 1 Jan.

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In Japan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 50,094 stories, above the usual 19. Djibouti's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. On 1 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. Over December, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in December 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel66 in 100 of its 1,040 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti64 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Japan61 in 100 of its 1,035 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran58 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Times Square US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Dhaka Bangladesh19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

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: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnambra, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 69 outletsMaine, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsPlateau State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 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

● Anambra Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 20 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 2,222 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,139 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice21% 2,016 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence20% 2,004 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 569 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 197 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 killed2,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured968 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees86 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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