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8,828 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Kampala, the avalanche in Austria and protests in Tehran (Iran). Austria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 72 in 100 of its 159 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Uganda

114 of its 159 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 83 of Uganda's 114 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

463 of its 674 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tehran accounted for 287 of Iran's 463 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. 265 of Tehran's 287 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

182 of its 339 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Africa

81 of its 228 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 12 of Havana's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 48 of Syria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

25 of its 78 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 51 of Venezuela's 95 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 41 of Ukraine's 59 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in India (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in UK (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 17 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 8,828 stories about harm among 49,820 counted on 17 Jan.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to Uganda. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 49,820 stories, as usual. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Austria's news. In Uganda, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. On 17 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda72 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Iran69 in 100 of its 674 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Israel54 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Minneapolis US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Minnesota US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Kampala Uganda32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualShiv, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsCairo, Egypt -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsMumbai, India -- health: 39 stories, carried by 18 outletsKandy, Sri Lanka -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 83 stories, carried by 240 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 59 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- shelter & services: 41 stories, carried by 185 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

● Shiv India about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Mumbai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Kandy Sri Lanka 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 & justice31% 2,678 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Health24% 2,081 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,668 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,035 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 403 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 375 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 195 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 187 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 killed2,176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured422 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 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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