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17,180 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 Istanbul, protests in Paris (France) and people affected in Albania drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 57 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

134 of its 250 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Istanbul accounted for 100 of Türkiye's 134 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Sudan

36 of its 45 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Abyei accounted for 34 of South Sudan's 36 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Iran

489 of its 613 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tehran accounted for 260 of Iran's 489 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Palestine

388 of its 532 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 290 of Palestine's 388 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Jordan

140 of its 245 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Syria

120 of its 150 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 32 of Iraq's 55 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 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 29 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 17,180 stories about harm among 96,438 counted on 29 Jan.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,438 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Ireland's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual. Türkiye stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 29 January 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran80 in 100 of its 613 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel73 in 100 of its 1,370 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine73 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Paris France74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Jerusalem Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,002 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,776 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,762 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,574 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,199 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 912 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 656 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 554 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed4,919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,760 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting abductions582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Belarus

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
● 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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