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19,856 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 Anantnag, a disaster in Kuala Lumpur and people falling ill in India drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 71 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

100 of its 158 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Anantnag accounted for 45 of Kashmir's 100 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's.

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

India

1,467 of its 3,599 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning.

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

Pakistan

224 of its 564 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

21 of its 50 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 31 of Khartoum's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 113 of Israel's 243 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

148 of its 209 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories).

its stories →
Health

Argentina

21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Dec. 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 19,856 stories about harm among 65,639 counted on 30 Dec.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 11 September 2021. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. 30 in every 100 of the day's 65,639 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. In Malaysia's news, mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong71 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir63 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia57 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Khartoum Sudan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Beijing China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 6 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 6 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 6 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 6 times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about 6 times as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Hong Kong a little warmer than the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 381 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 12,152 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice15% 2,878 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,022 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,244 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 505 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 341 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 335 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 201 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 killed4,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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