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15,765 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to power cuts in Ukraine, oil spill in Djibouti and people killed in Zambia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 79 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

365 of its 657 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 214 of Ukraine's 365 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (228 stories). Power cuts were named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. the Red Sea accounted for 18 of Djibouti's 18 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

114 of its 186 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

223 of its 656 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

431 of its 913 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

64 of its 205 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

73 of its 140 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 73 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 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: heatwave in Australia (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 Aug. 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 15,765 stories about harm among 83,564 counted on 26 Aug.

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Ukraine's news mentioned power cuts about 10 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,564 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. On 27 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland79 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine70 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 1,163 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Chicago US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Dhaka Bangladesh34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Kyiv Ukraine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualMusa Khel, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 25 outletsNutzen, Germany -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsBarsalogho, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 65 outletsEnugu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 51 stories, carried by 25 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 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

● Musa Khel Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Nutzen Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Barsalogho Burkina Faso about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Enugu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,112 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,576 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,938 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,394 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 662 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 448 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 killed4,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,371 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting abductions284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations284 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees185 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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