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14,870 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Barcelona, protests in Yanouh (Lebanon) and violence in Damascus. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 40 in 100 of its 629 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Spain

253 of its 629 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Barcelona accounted for 106 of Spain's 253 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Tunisia

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tunis accounted for 10 of Tunisia's 10 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 166 of Iran's 265 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. 146 of Tehran's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

23 of its 65 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

37 of its 88 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

Snowstorms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in US (615 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Greece (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Japan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in India (19 of its stories, about 10 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 21 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 14,870 stories about harm among 87,316 counted on 21 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 December 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 87,316 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. For the third day running, the news turned to Spain. the US's news mentioned snowstorms about 6 times as often as usual. Spain's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria61 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 440 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Israel44 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Chile42 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Spain40 in 100 of its 629 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 552 Tehran Iran146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Minneapolis US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Minnesota US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Albuquerque US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTonga: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 lessAustralia: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 24 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 23 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Suriname: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Spain: 40 in 100 of its 629 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Poland: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 937 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malta: 30 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lithuania: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea-Bissau: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 25 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 42 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 22 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 60 in 100 of its 440 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 230 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 605 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Spain 40 in 100 of its 629 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Chile 42 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 32 in 100 of its 464 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 3,732 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice25% 3,682 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,502 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,593 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 686 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 668 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed3,094 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured760 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting abductions214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 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 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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