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16,845 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Kashmir, violence in Beirut and rights and justice in Aung Hlaing drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGhana 43 in 100 of its 541 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words 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

74 of its 137 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 74 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Lebanon

76 of its 123 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 76 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 13 of Myanmar's 25 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
Health

Iceland

17 of its 36 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid and flu.

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

Ghana

234 of its 541 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (202 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 190 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

181 of its 699 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Wildfires were named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought, storms and heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 140 of Palestine's 170 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

35 of its 118 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 29 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ghana (190 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (72 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); chikungunya in China (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 16,845 stories about harm among 93,026 counted on 7 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 6 June 2025. of the day's 93,026 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 7 August 2024, 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 →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,038 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir54 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Gaza Palestine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Tel Aviv Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Abuja Nigeria36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Ghana about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 658 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,375 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,154 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,485 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,150 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 717 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 588 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 554 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 417 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 killed4,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about twice 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 softer 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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