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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).

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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.

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSonoma County, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 60 outletsHalvad, India -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 52 outletsBokkos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 75 stories, carried by 79 outletsPoonch, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 32 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 36 stories, carried by 82 outletsRajouri, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 32 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sonoma County US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Halvad India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 16 stories ● Bokkos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 75 stories ● Poonch Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories

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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