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15,086 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 the earthquake in Thailand, protests in Tehran (Iran) and rights and justice in Kampala. Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 50 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

98 of its 197 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bangkok accounted for 69 of Thailand's 98 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 646 of Iran's 987 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. 579 of Tehran's 646 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Cuba

Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 46 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Central African Republic

15 of its 30 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Spain

88 of its 417 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Tbilisi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

3 of Minsk's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drownings in Singapore (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Russia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); nipah virus in India (10 of its stories, about 5 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 15 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 15,086 stories about harm among 86,022 counted on 15 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 12 December 2025. 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,022 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Thailand. Thailand's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. Thailand's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran64 in 100 of its 1,550 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand50 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel48 in 100 of its 485 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran579 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Minneapolis US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Minnesota US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Manhattan US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessLithuania: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 storiesChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: 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 lessArgentina: 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 storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 29 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 48 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 50 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Romania: 26 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,018 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Luxembourg: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 39 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 64 in 100 of its 1,550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 29 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 24 in 100 of its 1,664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 113 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 64 in 100 of its 1,550 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 485 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 50 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 48 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,426 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 3,705 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,786 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,622 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 642 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 491 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 474 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 killed3,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured709 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting abductions176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer 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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