← 16 Jan Wednesday 17 January 2024 · to 23:59 UTC 18 Jan →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
20,821 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 →

Violence in Tehran and people injured in Thailand and Nigeria drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 77 in 100 of its 500 stories, usually 56
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words 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

385 of its 500 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 231 of Iran's 385 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Thailand

127 of its 332 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

538 of its 1,660 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (139 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Yemen

172 of its 216 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 55 of Yemen's 172 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kyrgyzstan

28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bishkek accounted for 21 of Kyrgyzstan's 28 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

350 of its 904 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

85 of its 279 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mauritius

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

107 of its 222 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Germany (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10019 Dec26 Dec2 Jan9 Jan17 Jan19 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 10017 Jan: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 20,821 stories about harm among 110,273 counted on 17 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

Germany's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 110,273 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Iran stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. A year earlier, on 17 January 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen80 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran77 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,485 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Tehran Iran103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Islamabad Pakistan59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Gaza Palestine51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Tel Aviv Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Yemen about three times as fearful as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 385 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,040 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 127 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,575 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,135 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,053 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,404 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,118 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 894 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 840 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 402 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 killed5,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 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.