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13,992 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 protests in Kampala (Uganda), rights and justice in Havana and violence in Aleppo. Cuba's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 58 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Protests & strikes

Uganda

78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 54 of Uganda's 78 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 29 of Kampala's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

62 of its 99 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 44 of Cuba's 62 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 33 of Syria's 59 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 61 of Ukraine's 87 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 407 of Iran's 688 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. 378 of Tehran's 407 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

32 of its 128 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

St Vincent

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

83 of its 386 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malawi

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Benin

5 of its 10 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Romania (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 13,992 stories about harm among 81,815 counted on 16 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 December 2025. of the day's 81,815 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. the news turned to Uganda for the fourth day running. Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in South Africa's news. In Uganda, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran63 in 100 of its 1,098 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Cuba63 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda58 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Palestine51 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Minneapolis US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Minnesota US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Caracas Venezuela37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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 readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 688 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Gambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,034 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 3,381 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,687 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,498 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 474 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 338 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 killed3,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 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
● Griefa little less 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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