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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

how these are picked →
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

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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 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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMichigan, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsNebraska, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsBijapur, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsParis, France -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 126 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 18 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

● Michigan US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Bijapur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Paris France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 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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