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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.

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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

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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.

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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
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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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 634 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 904 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,660 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritius: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kyrgyzstan: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 1,485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 77 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 43 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Comoros: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 77 in 100 of its 500 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 70 in 100 of its 1,485 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 216 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 383 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 63 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 48 in 100 of its 222 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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?

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