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14,209 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 rights and justice in Kathmandu, violence in Jammu and people killed in Malawi. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostFrance 39 in 100 of its 724 stories, usually 15
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Nepal

79 of its 129 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 72 of Nepal's 79 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

52 of its 107 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 52 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Malawi

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

497 of its 1,563 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, flooding and heavy rain.

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

France

283 of its 724 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paris accounted for 225 of France's 283 stories about harm, carried by 484 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 32 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 20 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 45 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 27 of Kabul's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Gambia

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

20 of its 59 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Togo

5 of its 11 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Ireland (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in US (349 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Ukraine (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 14,209 stories about harm among 63,935 counted on 23 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 September 2022. 22 in every 100 of the day's 63,935 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. For the third day running, the news turned to Nepal. Nepal's news mentioned poisoning about 5 times as often as usual. Nepal's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal61 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Peru52 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir49 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Paris France61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Kabul Afghanistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Delhi India20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 28 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 25 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsBoise, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsCreeslough, Ireland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsSandringham, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 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

● Tigray Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Bannu Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Creeslough Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,598 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Disasters & accidents24% 3,422 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice18% 2,534 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence9% 1,256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 766 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 731 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 478 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 244 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 killed2,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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