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8,860 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 illness in Vang Vieng, violence in Khartoum and the earthquake in Greece. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 85 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 48
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Health

Laos

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Vang Vieng accounted for 11 of Laos' 11 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

52 of its 65 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Khartoum accounted for 37 of Sudan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

86 of its 208 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Earthquake was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

171 of its 454 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Somalia

53 of its 62 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Puntland accounted for 34 of Somalia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

82 of its 188 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

115 of its 291 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

51 of its 77 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 21 of Syria's 51 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

261 of its 1,040 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 10 of Tbilisi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Uganda (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (59 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in South Korea (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Feb. 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 8,860 stories about harm among 48,391 counted on 2 Feb.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 December 2024. of the day's 48,391 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Laos stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. A year earlier, on 3 February 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia85 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 533 Berlin Germany21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29 Beijing China17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29 Chicago US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Jerusalem Israel16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,125 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,794 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence16% 1,357 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 505 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 310 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 220 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 killed2,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured699 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about half the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefa little more 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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