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Violence in Moscow, plane crash in Peru and wildfires in Greece drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Pakistan and the UK →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 87 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Russia

176 of its 265 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 135 of Russia's 176 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (119 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

76 of its 87 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

138 of its 209 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 119 of Greece's 138 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Wildfires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, drought and plane crash.

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

Pakistan

267 of its 435 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Avalanche was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Surabaya accounted for 51 of Indonesia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

167 of its 390 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Drownings were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

63 of its 87 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 39 of Palestine's 63 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

68 of its 123 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 42 of Ukraine's 68 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

73 of its 238 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drownings in Spain (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Hungary (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in France (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 7,590 stories about harm among 34,208 counted on 2 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 29 December 2024. of the day's 34,208 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru87 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine72 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Russia66 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Greece66 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Pakistan61 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Swat Pakistan21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30 Kolkata India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readIran: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 17 outletsVirginia, US -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsCambridge, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsTexas, US -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 26 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

● Kulgam Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 2,093 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice19% 1,434 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 1,349 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence17% 1,248 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 469 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 337 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 281 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 228 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 killed2,488 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,099 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured890 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees95 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the UK Stories reporting abductions92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.