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20,575 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 Gaza, people falling ill in Tanzania and arrests in Israel drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 55 in 100 of its 86 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

251 of its 350 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 181 of Palestine's 251 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Tanzania

47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,156 of its 1,646 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (348 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Cuba

136 of its 235 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Havana accounted for 67 of Cuba's 136 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

140 of its 440 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Rwanda

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

21 of its 80 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

326 of its 884 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Seoul accounted for 223 of South Korea's 326 stories about harm, carried by 667 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (165 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories). Hunger was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Rwanda (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Africa (45 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 20,575 stories about harm among 103,870 counted on 15 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. of the day's 103,870 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania's news mentioned Ebola more than ten times as often as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. A year earlier, on 16 January 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,646 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Sudan70 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique57 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 736 Jerusalem Israel100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Seoul South Korea99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Los Angeles US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1242 Stilfontein South Africa39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Cuba about twice as fearful as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,156 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Tanzania few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,409 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 5,105 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents22% 4,365 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,262 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services4% 897 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 847 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 747 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 571 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 killed4,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions996 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured789 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced488 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania

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 much 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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