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18,575 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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The news turned to plane crash in South Sudan, violence in Kivu and people killed in Samoa. South Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Sudan 77 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

49 of its 64 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Juba accounted for 39 of South Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Health

Samoa

23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Congo

52 of its 75 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

41 of its 108 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 105 of Palestine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

66 of its 257 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Bulgaria

13 of its 42 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Saudi Arabia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (53 of its stories, about 6 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 29 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 18,575 stories about harm among 100,355 counted on 29 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 24 December 2024. 19 in every 100 of the day's 100,355 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Samoa's news mentioned outbreaks about 6 times as often as usual. South Sudan's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda82 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan77 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 827 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1217 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Kivu Rwanda33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Los Angeles US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Korea: 32 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Samoa: 62 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 82 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 28 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 827 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 87 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)American Samoa: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Rwanda 82 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 827 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 293 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 77 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Congo 69 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 59 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly displacement

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,389 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 4,421 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,282 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence11% 1,974 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 967 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 876 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 669 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 539 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 killed3,973 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured968 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions356 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times 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 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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