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8,511 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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Violence in Islamabad, people displaced in Kordofan and protests in Sydney (Australia) drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 57 in 100 of its 555 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

314 of its 555 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Islamabad accounted for 233 of Pakistan's 314 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 45 of Russia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 48 of Ukraine's 91 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

45 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

South Korea

28 of its 131 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Rights & justice

Mexico

37 of its 150 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cyclone.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); nipah virus in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, about 9 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 7 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 8,511 stories about harm among 49,966 counted on 7 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 49,966 stories, below the usual 18. Pakistan's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. On 7 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Pakistan57 in 100 of its 555 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Israel40 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria39 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine36 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Minneapolis US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Sydney Australia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: 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: 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 readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories a little warmer than the world's · 6 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,313 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,019 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,714 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 1,074 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 396 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 381 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 206 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 181 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 killed1,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Cape Verde

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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