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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

how these are picked →
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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSaudi 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 47 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsDamboa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPhilippine, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsParis, France -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 23 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Damboa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Philippine Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

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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