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9,711 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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

usually 19; 19 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 81 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Spain: 26 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Singapore: 28 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 40 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 839 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mauritania: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Australia: 26 in 100 of its 832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 66 in 100 of its 488 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 81 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 67 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 306 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 53 in 100 of its 229 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 47 in 100 of its 386 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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