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12,984 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to helicopter crash in Kenya, violence in Kyiv and arrests in Zambia. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 36 in 100 of its 277 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

101 of its 277 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

163 of its 340 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 115 of Ukraine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Zambia

18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Cameroon

25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

36 of its 83 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 150 of Iran's 247 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 3 of Tunis' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Germany (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,984 stories about harm among 70,572 counted on 20 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 8 July 2026. of the day's 70,572 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Peru's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. In Kenya, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine56 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine48 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia47 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel43 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Tehran Iran37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Kyiv Ukraine20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,497 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 2,979 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,600 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,404 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 803 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 628 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 478 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 289 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 killed3,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting evacuations102 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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