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12,192 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to storms in Libya, people displaced in Beirut and rights and justice in Caracas. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 48 in 100 of its 174 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Disasters & accidents

Libya

54 of its 70 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 54 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

58 of its 74 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bulgaria

14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

139 of its 473 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

85 of Beijing's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 87 of Israel's 230 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 117 of Iran's 175 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. 82 of Tehran's 117 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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Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 12,192 stories about harm among 74,722 counted on 9 Feb.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 December 2025. of the day's 74,722 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Libya's news mentioned storms about 8 times as often as usual. Libya's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. A year earlier, on 9 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan60 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong48 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 14 · mostly rights & justice Syria48 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Sydney Australia106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Beijing China85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Tehran Iran82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Minneapolis US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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 lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 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 lessSierra Leone: 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 storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: no storiesYemen: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 21 in 100 of its 511 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Samoa: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 22 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Zealand: 29 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Morocco: 28 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 24 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Madagascar: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Luxembourg: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 77 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 78 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Laos: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greece: 21 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 26 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Eritrea: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 48 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bulgaria: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 24 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Australia: 25 in 100 of its 1,714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Lebanon 78 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 77 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 47 in 100 of its 487 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 60 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 48 in 100 of its 174 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 47 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 3,532 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health25% 2,974 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,255 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence11% 1,353 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 595 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 259 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 killed2,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the UK

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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