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The news turned to a disaster in Buner, protests in Tel Aviv (Israel) and people affected in Iraq. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 86 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
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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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

289 of its 526 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Buner accounted for 93 of Pakistan's 289 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Buner stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 197 of Israel's 415 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. 114 of Tel Aviv's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

21 of its 35 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

20 of its 20 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Bahamas

40 of its 63 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

130 of its 175 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kathua accounted for 58 of Kashmir's 130 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

68 of its 165 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Earthquake was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

54 of its 225 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 110 of Palestine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 123 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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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

63 of its 73 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Bahamas (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in US (257 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,244 stories about harm among 41,485 counted on 17 Aug.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,485 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual in Spain's news. In Pakistan, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. A year earlier, on 17 August 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir74 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 603 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas63 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine60 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Gaza Palestine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Toronto Canada37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Valjevo 22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 22

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken than 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 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 warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 415 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 2,216 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 1,875 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,718 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 1,071 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 414 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 340 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 174 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 killed2,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,097 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured830 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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