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16,363 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 day's news pointed at road crashes in Kashmir, protests in Tehran (Iran) and people killed in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 71 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 44
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Kashmir

85 of its 154 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 56 of Kashmir's 85 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 188 of Iran's 334 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 172 of Tehran's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

131 of its 184 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Uganda

41 of its 77 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kampala accounted for 19 of Uganda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

134 of its 410 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Landslides were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

10 of its 27 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 3 of Tunis' 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

16 of its 45 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (65 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in US (345 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 16,363 stories about harm among 83,148 counted on 23 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 83,148 stories, above the usual 18. Kashmir's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 23 January 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 512 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda53 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706 Minneapolis US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Tehran Iran172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Minnesota US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 77 outletsTennessee, US -- disasters & accidents: 35 stories, carried by 41 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 36 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsRome, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 34 stories, carried by 128 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 76 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

● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 35 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 47 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents33% 5,243 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 3,754 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health21% 3,441 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,542 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services5% 813 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 468 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 228 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 killed3,310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured587 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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