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11,303 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 news turned to deaths in Jammu and rights and justice in Vienna and Cape Town. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 76 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 47
RegionCentral Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

188 of its 249 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jammu accounted for 142 of Kashmir's 188 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

53 of its 77 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Vienna accounted for 47 of Austria's 53 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

South Africa

234 of its 397 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Cape Town accounted for 126 of South Africa's 234 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Cape Town stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Pakistan

204 of its 473 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

133 of its 247 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tel Aviv accounted for 65 of Israel's 133 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Afghanistan

111 of its 179 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 53 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

31 of its 48 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 22 of Iraq's 31 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

937 of its 2,415 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories). Landslides were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belgium

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Israel (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in France (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in US (167 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jan. 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 11,303 stories about harm among 36,852 counted on 1 Jan.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Kashmir. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 36,852 stories, above the usual 27. Mentions of the flu ran about 4 times their usual in Israel's news. Over December, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in December 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir76 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 47 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Austria69 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 51 · mostly health North Korea62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 40 · mostly health South Africa59 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cape Town South Africa62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Denver US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Khartoum Sudan19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: 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 readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualNorthumbria, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 22 stories, carried by 95 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 48 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 126 stories, carried by 304 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

● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Northumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Taipei Taiwan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 6,423 stories · about as usual Rights & justice13% 1,487 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,436 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 652 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 594 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood2% 236 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 218 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 156 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 killed2,819 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured998 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting people affected777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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
● Griefa little more than 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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