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14,403 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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A disaster in Philippine, violence in Beirut and people displaced in Jonglei drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 43 in 100 of its 611 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

263 of its 611 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Philippine accounted for 127 of the Philippines' 263 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (145 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

43 of its 76 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 43 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jonglei accounted for 13 of South Sudan's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Jonglei stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 142 of Iran's 267 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 131 of Tehran's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 12 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 →
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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

95 of its 200 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ethiopia

17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

305 of its 598 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 149 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with measles, rubella and chickenpox. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 47 of Palestine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

102 of its 278 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); nipah virus in Thailand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (149 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (52 of its stories, about three 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 26 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 14,403 stories about harm among 70,260 counted on 26 Jan.

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Of the day's 70,260 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 26 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 457 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Iraq57 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon57 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minneapolis US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 Minnesota US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Tehran Iran131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents35% 5,003 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice21% 2,981 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 2,865 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,564 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services5% 711 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 475 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 333 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 275 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 killed3,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured497 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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