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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), violence in Kyiv and a disaster in Jammu. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 53 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

121 of its 229 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Jakarta accounted for 75 of Indonesia's 121 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 69 of Jakarta's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

180 of its 386 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 104 of Ukraine's 180 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

112 of its 168 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 78 of Kashmir's 112 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Australia

220 of its 832 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Yemen

70 of its 86 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sanaa accounted for 65 of Yemen's 70 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 173 of Palestine's 188 stories about harm, carried by 372 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

160 of its 396 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

16 of its 39 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Spain (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Malaysia (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 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 30 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 9,711 stories about harm among 49,622 counted on 30 Aug.

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The news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 49,622 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. A year earlier, on 30 August 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel66 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia53 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Jakarta Indonesia69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Gaza Palestine34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Makassar Indonesia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 280 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,384 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,331 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,034 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,408 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 526 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 344 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 271 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 251 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 killed2,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured911 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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