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17,071 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 deaths in Bucharest, plane crash in India and violence in Kigali. India's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 37 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 13
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

58 of its 155 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Bucharest accounted for 42 of Romania's 58 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,378 of its 5,660 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (680 stories). Plane crash was named in 467 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche, helicopter crash and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

22 of its 35 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kigali accounted for 15 of Rwanda's 22 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

22 of its 56 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 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.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

122 of its 286 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Fiji

21 of its 53 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

46 of its 113 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Snowstorms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 226 of Iran's 328 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. 194 of Tehran's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Italy (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Cuba (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Fiji (10 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 28 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 17,071 stories about harm among 87,209 counted on 28 Jan.

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Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in India's news. of the day's 87,209 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Romania stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. On 28 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine47 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iran47 in 100 of its 697 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Syria46 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 467 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia44 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 928 Minneapolis US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Tehran Iran194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Minnesota US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsCalgary, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsKansas, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsColorado, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsWest Yorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 27 stories, carried by 14 outletsToronto, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 48 stories, carried by 68 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 23 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

● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● West Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents30% 4,961 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 3,956 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,774 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,674 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 773 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 725 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 550 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 296 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 killed4,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured566 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of 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 about as 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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