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16,968 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Kashmir, illness in Darfur and rights and justice in Sweden. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 60 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 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

133 of its 228 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jammu accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 133 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (39 stories). Flooding was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Sudan

60 of its 82 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Darfur accounted for 31 of Sudan's 60 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

137 of its 359 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

150 of its 466 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

91 of its 392 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

94 of its 231 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Kuwait (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); rabies in India (46 of its stories, about 4 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 14 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 16,968 stories about harm among 90,810 counted on 14 Aug.

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In Kashmir's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 90,810 stories, as usual. Kashmir's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. A year earlier, on 14 August 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Syria61 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir58 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel58 in 100 of its 944 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 742 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Toronto Canada34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Chennai India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTanzania: 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 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 lessSpain: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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: no storiesEl 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 802 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 38 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 30 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Laos: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 944 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 32 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 28 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 30 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bermuda: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Israel 58 in 100 of its 944 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 228 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 294 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Puerto Rico 60 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,359 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,215 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,510 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,015 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 691 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 660 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 399 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 killed3,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions244 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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