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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →

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

usually 27; 30 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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: no storiesOman: 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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 lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: 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 lessChile: 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 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: no storiesTurks & 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: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 45 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Uganda: 52 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Trinidad & Tobago: 46 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)South Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)South Africa: 51 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Philippines: 52 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)North Korea: 53 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Malaysia: 52 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kazakhstan: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Indonesia: 57 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)India: 41 in 100 of its 3,599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Iceland: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Georgia: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Ethiopia: 62 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Hong Kong: 71 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Canada: 39 in 100 of its 1,478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Myanmar: 84 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Argentina: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)
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 30 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

● Hong Kong 71 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 72 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 63 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 57 in 100 of its 181 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● South Africa 51 in 100 of its 746 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 52 in 100 of its 492 stories · mostly health

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

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