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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessQatar: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSouth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 125 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsIhube, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 40 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 82 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 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

● South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Ihube Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

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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