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12,307 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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A disaster in Jeju, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and livelihoods in Kampala drew the news. Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 44 in 100 of its 226 stories, usually 30
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

99 of its 226 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jeju accounted for 48 of South Korea's 99 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Jeju stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

106 of its 165 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Caracas accounted for 62 of Venezuela's 106 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 46 of Caracas' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 63 of Syria's 82 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

France

134 of its 404 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 3 of San Salvador's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

46 of its 144 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 22 of Bangkok's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Wad Madani accounted for 22 of Sudan's 39 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 14 of Wad Madani's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in India (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 12,307 stories about harm among 55,667 counted on 11 Jan.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 22 in every 100 of the day's 55,667 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 12 January 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. South Korea stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela64 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414 Los Angeles US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1328 Caracas Venezuela46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Bangkok Thailand22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Dhaka Bangladesh16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualMontecito, US -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 32 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsLake District, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsRedbridge, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsQuebec, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 55 outletsKampala, Uganda -- food & livelihood: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 11 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

● Montecito US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Lake District UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Redbridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Quebec Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents33% 3,972 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health21% 2,586 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice20% 2,484 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,177 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement5% 616 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 494 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 491 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood3% 310 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 killed3,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations423 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 two-thirds of 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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