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8,801 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jammu, a disaster in Morowali and refugees in France drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 70 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much 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

129 of its 185 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 129 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Indonesia

91 of its 148 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Morowali accounted for 62 of Indonesia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Austria

32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Vienna accounted for 25 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

56 of its 125 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

14 of its 14 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Prague accounted for 32 of the Czechia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

28 of its 44 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

8 of its 12 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in US (64 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 8,801 stories about harm among 46,369 counted on 24 Dec.

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Australia's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 46,369 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kashmir, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 24 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to the Czechia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir70 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,128 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen57 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Islamabad Pakistan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Morowali Indonesia24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualTexas Department of Public Safety, US -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 82 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsEl Paso, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 76 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 227 outletsQinghai, China -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 37 outletsYokneam, Israel -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 24 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

● Texas Department of Public Safety US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● El Paso US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,169 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence21% 1,817 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice21% 1,783 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,564 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 436 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 307 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 286 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 killed2,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured747 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced329 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and France Stories reporting evacuations58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Israel

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 harsher than 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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