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16,799 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 Beirut, landslides in Japan and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 65 in 100 of its 1,919 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

119 of its 171 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 105 of Lebanon's 119 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,238 of its 1,919 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (253 stories). Landslides were named in 135 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, volcanic eruption and building collapse.

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

Ukraine

337 of its 607 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 195 of Ukraine's 337 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

221 of its 538 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

230 of its 329 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 182 of Palestine's 230 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 81 of Djibouti's 81 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Finland

24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

72 of its 207 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Finland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in India (82 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about three 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 2 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 16,799 stories about harm among 82,866 counted on 2 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 26 November 2023. 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,866 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Finland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Israel. Lebanon's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon70 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,480 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Japan65 in 100 of its 1,919 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria59 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Jerusalem Israel75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Mumbai India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Islamabad Pakistan36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Manhattan US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readNorfolk 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 readNigeria: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 25 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsUlladulla, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 78 outletsLouisiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsArizona, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsManila, Philippines -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 31 stories, carried by 51 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Nasarawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Ulladulla Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,272 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,647 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice19% 3,163 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence18% 2,947 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 853 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 548 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 killed5,258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people affected1,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,752 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests1,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations362 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and Israel Stories reporting people displaced303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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
● 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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