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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 78 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsMamuda, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 22 stories, carried by 109 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsAtlanta, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsMoscow, Russia -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 57 outletsOttawa, Canada -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 21 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Mamuda Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.