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21,728 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Jammu, illness in the Maldives and rights and justice in Moscow. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 65 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 44
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

97 of its 150 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 97 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Maldives

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

391 of its 1,045 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Moscow accounted for 214 of Russia's 391 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

404 of its 605 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 201 of Afghanistan's 404 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Cuba

61 of its 107 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Havana accounted for 46 of Cuba's 61 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Tunisia

30 of its 55 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 21 of Tunisia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Papua New Guinea

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (61 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (54 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 4 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 8 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 21,728 stories about harm among 87,987 counted on 8 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 12 August 2021. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. In Kashmir, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 87,987 stories, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba57 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Tunisia55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Haiti45 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 394 Moscow Russia35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about twice its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 25 outletsMoscow, Russia -- rights & justice: 214 stories, carried by 487 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsUtah, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 33 stories, carried by 45 outletsMississippi, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 127 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

● Russia warmth about twice usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Moscow Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 214 stories ● Gusau Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,169 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,975 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,707 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,534 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 752 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 441 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 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 killed4,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,533 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,423 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill8 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.