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13,978 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Vang Vieng, protests in Sydney (Australia) and evacuations in Libya. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 57 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Laos

13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Vang Vieng accounted for 12 of Laos' 13 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
Protests & strikes

Australia

107 of Sydney's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

29 of its 42 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 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.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Malawi

4 of Lilongwe's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). 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 101 of Iran's 149 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 66 of Tehran's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

37 of its 65 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

48 of its 157 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Rights & justice

Senegal

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

55 of its 122 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Caracas accounted for 25 of Venezuela's 55 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in UK (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in US (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,978 stories about harm among 86,391 counted on 10 Feb.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 5 December 2025. Laos stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Laos' news. of the day's 86,391 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia57 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria48 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela45 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Sydney Australia107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Tehran Iran66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Boston US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103

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 lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessTurkey: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGrenada: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: 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 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 storiesCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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: no storiesCape 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 lessBulgaria: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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 lessSt 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: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 45 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 636 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Senegal: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)St Vincent: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Portugal: 28 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Poland: 25 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 23 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Laos: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 21 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 22 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Honduras: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guatemala: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ecuador: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Costa Rica: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 31 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 23 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Australia: 23 in 100 of its 1,913 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Armenia: 23 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Albania: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)San Marino: 83 in 100 of its 6 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

● Sudan 65 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 541 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 60 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 57 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 45 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 48 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,004 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health27% 3,627 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,556 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence11% 1,448 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 274 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 killed2,952 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.