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15,929 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Kashmir, people injured in Yemen and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 63 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

93 of its 147 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Road crashes were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

New Zealand

203 of its 562 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, storms and volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 105 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

45 of its 79 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

69 of its 250 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (1056 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Greece (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in China (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 Jan. 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 15,929 stories about harm among 87,559 counted on 22 Jan.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in New Zealand's news. of the day's 87,559 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. On 22 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria64 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir63 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly displacement Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran51 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Minneapolis US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Minnesota US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Tehran Iran93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 28 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 24 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 513 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 966 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 36 in 100 of its 562 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 53 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 25 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 51 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guyana: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea-Bissau: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 28 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 25 in 100 of its 1,934 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jersey: 26 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 64 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 63 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 51 in 100 of its 385 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 57 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly displacement ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 577 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents29% 4,540 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health24% 3,668 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,524 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence11% 1,707 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services5% 737 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 323 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 killed3,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured727 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting abductions195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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