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11,021 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 news turned to heavy rain in Indonesia, violence in Kyiv and evacuations in Pakistan. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 56 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 32
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

90 of its 161 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bandung accounted for 46 of Indonesia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bandung stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

178 of its 333 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kyiv accounted for 133 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

209 of its 452 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

88 of its 134 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

91 of its 264 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Landslides were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

61 of its 122 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 36 of Venezuela's 61 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

4,471 of its 15,637 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hypothermia was named in 239 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, hurricane and gas explosion.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (54 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Afghanistan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in US (239 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 11,021 stories about harm among 51,851 counted on 24 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 12 January 2025. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 51,851 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Indonesia stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia56 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria54 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minneapolis US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Tehran Iran123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Minnesota US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Islamabad Pakistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: 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 lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualIllinois, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 23 outletsAleppo, Syria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 19 stories, carried by 11 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

● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents37% 4,032 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice22% 2,348 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health18% 1,949 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence11% 1,186 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services6% 605 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 341 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 198 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 181 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 killed2,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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