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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Manggarai, people killed in Cambodia and arrests in Zambia. Congo's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 56 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

141 of its 252 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Manggarai accounted for 52 of Indonesia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Cambodia

24 of its 51 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belgium

40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and drought.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

76 of its 188 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

44 of its 107 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kariba accounted for 27 of Zimbabwe's 44 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

10 of its 24 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

24 of its 49 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

71 of its 325 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Belgium (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Mongolia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in South Korea (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 11,916 stories about harm among 60,850 counted on 17 Aug.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 60,850 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belgium's news mentioned wildfires about three times as often as usual. Indonesia's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. On 17 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia65 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia56 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel49 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Tehran Iran47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Moscow Russia20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Congo few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,024 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,634 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,495 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,430 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 862 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 560 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 431 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 253 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 killed3,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting abductions121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 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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