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9,167 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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Deaths in Jammu, landslides in Indonesia and rights and justice in Stockholm drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 72 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

113 of its 156 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jammu accounted for 90 of Kashmir's 113 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

57 of its 146 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

33 of its 106 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Stockholm accounted for 25 of Sweden's 33 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

32 of its 72 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Buenos Aires accounted for 23 of Argentina's 32 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

73 of its 177 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 48 of Ukraine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

22 of its 87 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

19 of its 70 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tornadoes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bahamas

62 of its 139 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

27 of its 49 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ethiopia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Portugal (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in UK (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in US (45 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 Nov. 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 9,167 stories about harm among 60,273 counted on 15 Nov.

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In Kashmir, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 60,273 stories, below the usual 16. A year earlier, on 15 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir72 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan65 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas45 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Argentina44 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Los Angeles US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Charlotte US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 25 San Francisco US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,391 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,206 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,605 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,199 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 285 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 252 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 killed2,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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