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8,167 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kyiv, landslides in Rwanda and protests in Tehran (Iran). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 56 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

122 of its 218 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Rwanda

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Rubaya accounted for 17 of Rwanda's 18 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Rubaya stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 201 of Iran's 287 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. 150 of Tehran's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Pakistan

221 of its 462 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

236 of its 446 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

32 of its 92 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in US (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. 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 8,167 stories about harm among 44,478 counted on 1 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 44,478 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 1 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 5 of 7 days. Over January, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in January 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ukraine56 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 525 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan48 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Minneapolis US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Minnesota US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Los Angeles US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: no storiesNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 44 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 48 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 37 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cape Verde: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 55 in 100 of its 525 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 446 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 56 in 100 of its 218 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 48 in 100 of its 462 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 50 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Switzerland 44 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 2,046 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 1,885 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health21% 1,710 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,245 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Shelter & services5% 363 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 318 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 260 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 170 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 killed2,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and France

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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