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12,930 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jammu, flooding in the Philippines and people killed in Jamaica. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 41 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

69 of its 140 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

139 of its 374 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, typhoon and drownings. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Jamaica

61 of its 147 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

291 of its 840 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Côte d’Ivoire

12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Abidjan accounted for 12 of Côte d’Ivoire's 12 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

346 of its 1,181 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Hong Kong

46 of its 109 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of la Paz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Dominican Republic

11 of its 23 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in UK (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,930 stories about harm among 58,528 counted on 28 Dec.

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Of the day's 58,528 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 28 December 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong42 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 24 · mostly health Jamaica41 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 18 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Merdare 26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29 Beijing China20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 · 69 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Jamaica about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,653 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,683 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice19% 2,439 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence9% 1,119 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 589 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 535 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 229 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 killed3,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,352 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees225 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations70 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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