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19,836 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 Bamako, rights and justice in Port-au-Prince and people injured in Cyprus drew the news. Mali's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 76 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Mali

39 of its 51 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bamako accounted for 22 of Mali's 39 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Russia

403 of its 898 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

20 of its 58 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 169 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Japan (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 19,836 stories about harm among 112,359 counted on 25 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Mali. Mali stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. A year earlier, on 25 January 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. of the day's 112,359 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti75 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Sudan73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 1,419 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Jerusalem Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Buenos Aires Argentina28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWyoming, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsPlateau State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeorgina, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 91 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsBokkos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 17 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wyoming US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Plateau State Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Georgina Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,866 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice24% 4,667 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 2,960 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,950 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 883 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 800 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 428 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 killed4,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,164 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions515 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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