← 15 Jan Tuesday 16 January 2024 · to 23:59 UTC 17 Jan →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
19,766 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tehran, people affected in Kenya and people killed in Benin. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 69 in 100 of its 480 stories, usually 55
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

333 of its 480 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 333 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

89 of its 310 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Benin

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Benin over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Namibia

18 of its 55 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

151 of its 242 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Erbil accounted for 102 of Iraq's 151 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

58 of its 249 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, drownings and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 118 of Djibouti's 120 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 50 of Yemen's 132 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mauritius

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cyclone was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, storms and power cuts.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mauritius (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in China (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10018 Dec25 Dec1 Jan8 Jan16 Jan18 Dec: 19 in 10019 Dec: 19 in 10020 Dec: 19 in 10021 Dec: 18 in 10022 Dec: 18 in 10023 Dec: 19 in 10024 Dec: 19 in 10025 Dec: 19 in 10026 Dec: 19 in 10027 Dec: 20 in 10028 Dec: 20 in 10029 Dec: 20 in 10030 Dec: 20 in 10031 Dec: 20 in 1001 Jan: 20 in 1002 Jan: 20 in 1003 Jan: 20 in 1004 Jan: 19 in 1005 Jan: 20 in 1006 Jan: 21 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 19 in 1009 Jan: 20 in 10010 Jan: 19 in 10011 Jan: 19 in 10012 Jan: 20 in 10013 Jan: 20 in 10014 Jan: 20 in 10015 Jan: 20 in 10016 Jan: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 19,766 stories about harm among 105,758 counted on 16 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

In Mauritius' news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,758 stories, as usual. On 16 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. In Iran, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran69 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,421 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland64 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq62 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Tel Aviv Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Roscrea Ireland31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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: 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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 readUS: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsBern, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsEast Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 29 outletsColorado, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 25 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 91 stories, carried by 58 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Bern Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● East Palestine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,236 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,503 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice19% 3,735 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 3,058 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,026 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 790 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 716 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 356 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 killed4,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,691 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions553 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half 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 much 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.