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14,728 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 violence in Moscow, people killed in the Czechia and heavy rain in New Zealand. Russia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 41 in 100 of its 855 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

348 of its 855 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 163 of Russia's 348 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (217 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Health

Czechia

18 of its 50 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and flu.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

62 of its 181 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.

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

Somalia

50 of its 57 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mahas accounted for 27 of Somalia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

63 of its 111 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 63 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

260 of its 693 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

80 of its 377 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 31 of Afghanistan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with cyclone and plane crash.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Ireland (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Australia (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in US (66 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 14,728 stories about harm among 73,078 counted on 4 Jan.

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The news turned to Russia for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 73,078 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Czechia's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. On 4 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 20 today. Russia's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Tehran Iran55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualIdaho, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsRajouri, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- health: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 21 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

● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Rajouri Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Taipei Taiwan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,449 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice20% 2,980 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,327 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 762 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 749 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 216 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 killed3,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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