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8,563 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 day's news pointed at violence in Poonch, refugees in France and the earthquake in China. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 78 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 37
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

107 of its 137 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Poonch accounted for 68 of Kashmir's 107 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Poonch stories →
Rights & justice

France

191 of its 463 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Türkiye

73 of its 166 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 47 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

17 of its 56 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

26 of its 46 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. the Red Sea accounted for 37 of Djibouti's 37 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Russia

198 of its 630 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 142 of Russia's 198 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Australia (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ireland (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Mexico (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (110 of its stories, about 8 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 25 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 8,563 stories about harm among 44,454 counted on 25 Dec.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 44,454 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Mentions of poisoning ran about 5 times their usual in Russia's news. In Kashmir, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir78 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,234 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti51 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Vatry France39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Belgrade 39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Washington US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Moscow Russia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

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: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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: no storiesSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: no storiesGreece: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCanada: 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 lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: 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: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 42 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 33 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 436 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 47 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 553 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 1,234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 41 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 51 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Czechia: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 29 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 436 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Israel 69 in 100 of its 1,234 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 78 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 478 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● France 41 in 100 of its 463 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 169 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,072 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence23% 1,930 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice21% 1,758 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 416 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 276 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 256 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 killed2,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,208 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured857 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions533 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees235 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and Israel Stories reporting evacuations53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and China Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.