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16,093 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kyiv, people injured in Haiti and protests in Tehran (Iran). Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 68 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 38
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

131 of its 311 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 83 of Ukraine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

46 of its 68 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Niger

29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Niamey accounted for 26 of Niger's 29 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Maputo accounted for 14 of Mozambique's 45 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

61 of its 107 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

25 of its 57 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Cyclone was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (75 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Indonesia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in India (122 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Italy (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in US (61 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 16,093 stories about harm among 86,952 counted on 29 Jan.

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Of the day's 86,952 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 January 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique79 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia57 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria50 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 780 Tehran Iran247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Minneapolis US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Minnesota US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: 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'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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 twice 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'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 fearful as the world's · 461 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 160 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 4,129 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,932 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,698 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 760 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 614 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 277 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 killed4,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured555 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill23 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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