The day's news pointed at the tsunami in Indonesia, violence in Beirut and rights and justice in Fnideq. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.
359 of its 442 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nusa Tenggara accounted for 164 of Indonesia's 359 stories about harm, carried by 474 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Tsunami was named in 304 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, power cuts and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
51 of its 70 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Fnideq accounted for 26 of Morocco's 33 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
34 of its 64 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kariba accounted for 21 of Zimbabwe's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 47 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
151 of its 260 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 150 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
57 of its 71 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. la Espriella accounted for 23 of Colombia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets.
Also named far more than usual:
wildfires in UK (150 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Belgium (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in India (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (127 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 8,134 stories about harm among 40,474 counted on 15 Aug.
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In Indonesia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 40,474 stories, as usual. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 15 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
20 in every 100 of the day's 40,474 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20).
Indonesia: 359 of its 442 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Lebanon: 51 of its 70 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
Morocco: 33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
Portugal: 20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%.
Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news.
Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in the UK's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
A year earlier, on 15 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
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