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11,497 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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The news turned to protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Sanaa and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 54 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

66 of its 161 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nairobi accounted for 37 of Kenya's 66 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 26 of Nairobi's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

80 of its 97 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Sanaa accounted for 48 of Yemen's 80 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

23 of its 64 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Germany

138 of its 426 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 26 of Birkenau's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

212 of its 280 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 152 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

26 of its 58 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Russia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Canada (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in US (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,497 stories about harm among 61,792 counted on 27 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 61,792 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Russia's news mentioned plane crash about 6 times as often as usual. Kenya's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 27 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 →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel81 in 100 of its 1,150 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine76 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Manhattan US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Birkenau Germany26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Nairobi Kenya26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 lessGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 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 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 lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: 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: no storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 26 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 45 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 54 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Norway: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 956 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malta: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 80 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 41 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 81 in 100 of its 1,150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 68 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 71 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 32 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 95 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 26 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 29 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 75 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

● Israel 81 in 100 of its 1,150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 76 in 100 of its 280 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 68 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Poland 54 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 55 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,949 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,662 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence22% 2,446 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,713 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 482 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 282 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 killed2,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured631 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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