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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 16 outletsSan Antonio, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 44 stories, carried by 19 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 64 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 28 stories, carried by 13 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● San Antonio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Colchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 53 stories

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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