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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).

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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.

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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).

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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

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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 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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsKansas, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 79 stories, carried by 41 outletsImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 26 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 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 one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 79 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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