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15,737 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 homes and services in Rio de Janeiro, violence in Jammu and people killed in Australia. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 69 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 39
RegionOceania 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Health

Brazil

85 of its 281 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 58 of Brazil's 85 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heatstroke was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

111 of its 161 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 44 of Kashmir's 111 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Australia

455 of its 1,613 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (254 stories). Drownings were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

59 of its 253 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

48 of its 78 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jbeil accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

466 of its 1,360 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

79 of its 109 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Germany

126 of its 468 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

237 of its 648 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

136 of its 682 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Nigeria (95 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in India (15 of its stories, about 4 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 27 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 15,737 stories about harm among 79,824 counted on 27 Dec.

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Brazil's news mentioned the heatstroke more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 79,824 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Brazil, 30% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq72 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir69 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,456 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Tel Aviv Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Islamabad Pakistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Los Angeles US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 977 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 466 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 281 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,282 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,238 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,695 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence17% 2,570 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 887 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 662 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 560 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 530 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 killed4,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,315 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions492 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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.

● 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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