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7,195 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The avalanche in Austria, power cuts in Ukraine and abductions in Guatemala drew the news. Austria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 70 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

32 of its 67 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pongau accounted for 27 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Pongau stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

61 of its 120 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kyiv accounted for 35 of Ukraine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Indonesia

84 of its 139 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Makassar accounted for 47 of Indonesia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

176 of its 377 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Karachi accounted for 107 of Pakistan's 176 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (78 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

45 of its 64 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (40 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 101 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

69 of its 211 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Train derailment was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

78 of its 181 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Spain (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Chile (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten 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 18 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 7,195 stories about harm among 39,788 counted on 18 Jan.

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Spain's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 39,788 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Austria. Austria stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 18 January 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chile70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran65 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria53 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Minneapolis US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Minnesota US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Dhaka Bangladesh18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories a little warmer than the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 1,902 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 1,682 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health21% 1,478 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 1,045 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 357 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 264 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 174 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 150 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 killed2,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Guatemala and Israel Stories reporting evacuations76 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Austria and the US Stories reporting people displaced75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees59 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US 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
● Griefa little more 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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