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8,759 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 protests in Tehran (Iran), the earthquake in Mexico and violence in Kyiv. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 77 in 100 of its 261 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

241 of its 342 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 162 of Iran's 241 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. 158 of Tehran's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

92 of its 189 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

88 of its 206 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 50 of Ukraine's 88 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

202 of its 261 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Gambia

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

34 of its 141 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Riyadh accounted for 28 of Saudi Arabia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

123 of its 217 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 826 of Venezuela's 989 stories about harm, carried by 1,299 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

59 of its 192 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Venezuela (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Israel (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in India (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,759 stories about harm among 43,217 counted on 3 Jan.

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The news turned to Iran for the fourth day running. Iran's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. of the day's 43,217 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 3 January 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Switzerland77 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran70 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Palestine61 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel57 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico49 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 826 Tehran Iran158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Basij Iran14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 14

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMali: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesCook 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 42 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 2,590 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Switzerland: 77 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 606 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Namibia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 49 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 70 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 84 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 27 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Finland: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bhutan: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Switzerland 77 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 70 in 100 of its 342 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 57 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Mexico 49 in 100 of its 189 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 206 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 1,939 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,920 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,799 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence18% 1,583 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Shelter & services7% 606 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 414 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 209 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 143 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 killed2,618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting arrests1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 much harsher than 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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