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9,012 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Kyiv and landslides in the Philippines drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 48 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

439 of its 668 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 299 of Iran's 439 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. 281 of Tehran's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

95 of its 197 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 72 of Ukraine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

101 of its 263 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Landslides were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 77 of Syria's 110 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

17 of its 68 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

83 of its 263 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 22 of Palestine's 42 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave, cyclone and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in South Africa (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in UK (33 of its stories, about 8 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 10 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 9,012 stories about harm among 48,979 counted on 10 Jan.

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It was the tenth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 48,979 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Africa's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. On 10 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran66 in 100 of its 668 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria65 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Minneapolis US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Portland US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Caracas Venezuela44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: 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 lessLebanon: 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 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 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: no storiesCape 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 lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 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 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: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad 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: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos 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: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesYemen: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 30 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 44 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 66 in 100 of its 668 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 30 in 100 of its 670 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Iran 66 in 100 of its 668 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 65 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 185 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Switzerland 44 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,511 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,010 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health22% 1,956 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,061 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 434 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 397 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 204 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 killed2,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Burundi Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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