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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualGlasgow, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 152 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsSandringham, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 166 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsEl Paso, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsPhilippine, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 14 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

● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Sandringham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 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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