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11,378 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 wildfires in Sudan, rights and justice in Naama and building collapse in Türkiye. Sudan'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 aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostYemen 90 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 57
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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

Sudan

61 of its 72 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 61 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

646 of its 826 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Naama accounted for 314 of Israel's 646 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (349 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Naama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

46 of its 108 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Rwanda

41 of its 47 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kivu accounted for 32 of Rwanda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

54 of its 60 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 45 of Yemen's 54 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

185 of its 238 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 132 of Palestine's 185 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

19 of its 57 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

43 of its 64 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Iran (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (10 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 11,378 stories about harm among 57,220 counted on 25 Jan.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 57,220 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. On 26 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today. Sudan stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan85 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel78 in 100 of its 826 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Palestine78 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Naama Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Los Angeles US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Islamabad Pakistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 New York US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin 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 readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 646 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,078 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 2,626 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,414 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,584 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 492 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 437 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 303 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 212 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 killed2,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,776 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions612 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured562 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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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