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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).

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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 readPortugal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCambridge, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 66 outletsEscuintla, Guatemala -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 36 outletsMinnesota, US -- disasters & accidents: 47 stories, carried by 45 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 41 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Escuintla Guatemala about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 47 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

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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