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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,294 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, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and illness in Jerusalem. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 64 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 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

79 of its 116 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jammu accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

80 of its 97 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 53 of Sudan's 80 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 47 of Khartoum's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Yemen

18 of its 18 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

231 of its 570 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

373 of its 1,117 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone and heatwave.

its stories →
Health

US

5,887 of its 15,695 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (198 stories). Wildfires were named in 317 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hypothermia and heatwave.

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

81 of its 127 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

56 of its 156 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dubai accounted for 44 of the United Arab Emirates' 56 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (317 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 17,294 stories about harm among 55,700 counted on 31 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 11 September 2021. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In South Korea's news, mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 55,700 stories, above the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir68 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong64 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 514 Khartoum Sudan47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Moscow Russia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier 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'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 10,658 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice13% 2,239 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,994 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 966 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 283 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 250 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 207 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 killed4,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations256 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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