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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsChapel Hill, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 32 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 53 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- health: 13 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Chapel Hill US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 45 stories

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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