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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.

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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.

its stories →
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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uzbekistan: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)U.S. Virgin Islands: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 609 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 840 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 41 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominican Republic: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,715 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 42 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Canada: 29 in 100 of its 1,181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bolivia: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Benin: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,715 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 50 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 39 in 100 of its 1,715 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jamaica 41 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly health ● Iran 39 in 100 of its 240 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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