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11,916 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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
22 in 10019 in 10019 Jul26 Jul2 Aug9 Aug17 Aug19 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 20 in 10022 Jul: 20 in 10023 Jul: 19 in 10024 Jul: 20 in 10025 Jul: 20 in 10026 Jul: 21 in 10027 Jul: 20 in 10028 Jul: 19 in 10029 Jul: 20 in 10030 Jul: 20 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 22 in 1003 Aug: 19 in 1004 Aug: 19 in 1005 Aug: 19 in 1006 Aug: 19 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 20 in 10010 Aug: 20 in 10011 Aug: 20 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 19 in 10014 Aug: 19 in 10015 Aug: 20 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 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 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: no storiesTimor-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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSingapore: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessGambia: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessAustralia: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 41 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 30 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ireland: 26 in 100 of its 633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 56 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 40 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 29 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 90 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 84 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 65 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belize: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 39 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 95 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

● Indonesia 56 in 100 of its 252 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 589 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 65 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 69 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 46 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 40 in 100 of its 275 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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