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9,414 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to plane crash in Russia, heavy rain in Fiji and illness in Qatar. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 56 in 100 of its 636 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Russia

359 of its 636 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kremlin accounted for 258 of Russia's 359 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Plane crash was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Kremlin stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Yemen

62 of its 77 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Sanaa accounted for 59 of Yemen's 62 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

47 of its 143 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

50 of its 110 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Snowstorms were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

320 of its 477 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

64 of its 111 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Kashmir (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in India (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (117 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 6 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 28 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 9,414 stories about harm among 47,884 counted on 28 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 October 2024. of the day's 47,884 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Kashmir's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 477 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Islamabad Pakistan21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Delhi India19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Sanaa Yemen16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Kremlin Russia15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualBuenos Aires, Argentina -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 32 outletsIlorin, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Buenos Aires Argentina about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,275 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice24% 2,177 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,819 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 1,489 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 613 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 321 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 318 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 214 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 killed2,758 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected1,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured764 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.