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23,691 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 Jammu, the earthquake in Pakistan and illness in Pyongyang drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 76 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Kashmir

104 of its 137 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jammu accounted for 71 of Kashmir's 104 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

379 of its 767 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (167 stories). Earthquake was named in 196 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 176 of Afghanistan's 264 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Germany

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

60 of its 161 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ghana

231 of its 685 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories).

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Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Germany (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in China (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
32 in 10025 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 Sep: 29 in 1009 Sep: 29 in 10010 Sep: 29 in 10011 Sep: 32 in 10012 Sep: 29 in 10013 Sep: 28 in 10014 Sep: 28 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 28 in 10019 Sep: 28 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 27 in 10022 Sep: 27 in 10023 Sep: 27 in 10024 Sep: 27 in 10025 Sep: 27 in 10026 Sep: 26 in 10027 Sep: 25 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 10030 Sep: 25 in 1001 Oct: 25 in 1002 Oct: 26 in 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 25 in 1005 Oct: 25 in 1006 Oct: 25 in 1007 Oct: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Oct. 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 23,691 stories about harm among 93,245 counted on 7 Oct.

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In Pakistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Kashmir stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 7 October 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. of the day's 93,245 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir76 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Libya54 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 793 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Lucknow India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Manhattan US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 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 storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 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 lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 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 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 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 lessAustralia: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Yemen: 78 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Vietnam: 45 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tunisia: 37 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Togo: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 43 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 960 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sierra Leone: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 707 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 49 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)North Korea: 54 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nicaragua: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)New Zealand: 39 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nepal: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malaysia: 33 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 54 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Laos: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)India: 36 in 100 of its 3,938 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Guinea: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ghana: 34 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Fiji: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Eritrea: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Denmark: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Chile: 37 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Canada: 33 in 100 of its 2,371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Burkina Faso: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Armenia: 35 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 76 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 76 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 76 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 76 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
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 25 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

● Kashmir 76 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 54 in 100 of its 486 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 49 in 100 of its 767 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 47 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 13,470 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,045 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,590 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Food & livelihood3% 762 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 607 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 501 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 371 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 killed5,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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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