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18,031 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kivu, protests in the Congo River (Congo) and people affected in Poland. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 88 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 55
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Rwanda

168 of its 192 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kivu accounted for 91 of Rwanda's 168 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

65 of its 92 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 5 of the Congo River's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Congo River stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

63 of its 137 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 121 of Palestine's 193 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 143 of Israel's 518 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Laos

8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

53 of its 101 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Uganda

Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Japan (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in India (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Canada (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in China (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 18,031 stories about harm among 97,321 counted on 28 Jan.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 24 December 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 97,321 stories, below the usual 20. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Rwanda. Bangladesh's news mentioned heavy rain about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda88 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Congo71 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 835 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 315 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 971 Jasper County US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Islamabad Pakistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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: 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 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 lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualGulistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsTexas Department of Public Safety, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 35 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 65 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsBasildon, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Gulistan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Texas Department of Public Safety US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,020 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 4,493 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,323 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 2,157 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 831 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 830 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 478 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 killed3,920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured924 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions384 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees248 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations162 at about half the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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