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16,453 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Kashmir, violence in Kabul and protests in la Paz (Bolivia) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 75 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 50
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

187 of its 249 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 154 of Kashmir's 187 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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

Afghanistan

60 of its 94 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 60 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

225 of its 335 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 179 of Palestine's 225 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

311 of its 666 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 172 of Israel's 628 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 32 of Sri Lanka's 38 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 17 of Colombo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mauritania

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Sri Lanka (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Malaysia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Spain (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 16,453 stories about harm among 91,209 counted on 27 Aug.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 91,209 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kashmir, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. On 27 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Kashmir75 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel68 in 100 of its 925 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Jerusalem Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Gaza Palestine53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualSistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsSioux City, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 52 outletsMississippi, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 55 stories, carried by 27 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 17 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 20 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 69 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Sistan Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Sioux City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Mississippi US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 55 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,419 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice23% 3,760 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,249 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 544 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 410 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 killed4,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,714 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,517 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half 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 about as 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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