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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 the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsRanchi, India -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 27 outletsHaryana, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 35 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsDearborn, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 30 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

● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Ranchi India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Haryana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 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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