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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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
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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessGuyana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualTaos, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 24 stories, carried by 83 outletsMerthyr Tydfil, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 33 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 12 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Taos US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Merthyr Tydfil UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 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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