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Flooding in Kashmir, rights and justice in Kabul and people injured in Sweden drew the news. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 73 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 43
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

119 of its 162 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 119 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (57 stories). Flooding was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

81 of its 153 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

60 of its 217 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 42 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

338 of its 738 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Flooding was named in 163 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and helicopter crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Mopti accounted for 15 of Mali's 23 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

134 of its 420 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Liberia

23 of its 60 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

100 of its 419 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heatwave was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

12 of its 46 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Pakistan (163 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Denmark (12 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 15 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 14,997 stories about harm among 81,967 counted on 15 Aug.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,967 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Kashmir stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. A year earlier, on 15 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir73 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel59 in 100 of its 668 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan46 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 616 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Toronto Canada29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Los Angeles US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMadagascar: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Ghana about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Japan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,798 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,480 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,218 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,945 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 552 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 369 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 killed3,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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
● 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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