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14,323 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Islamabad, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and abductions in the UK. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 54 in 100 of its 712 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

388 of its 712 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 264 of Pakistan's 388 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (211 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

109 of its 284 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dhaka accounted for 61 of Bangladesh's 109 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 37 of Dhaka's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 137 of Russia's 196 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Samoa

12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Apia's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 35 of Palestine's 62 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 185 of Iran's 248 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 102 of Tehran's 185 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Spain (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (19 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,323 stories about harm among 83,485 counted on 6 Feb.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 83,485 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 6 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 Tehran Iran102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Dhaka Bangladesh37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Minneapolis US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Manhattan US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOregon, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 39 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsMilan, Italy -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsMontreal, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 22 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

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Lahore Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 64 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,065 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 3,460 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,690 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 1,798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 644 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 462 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 282 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 killed3,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 harsher 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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