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12,570 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and rights and justice in Fagersta and Port-au-Prince. Myanmar's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 39 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 13 of Tunisia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

69 of its 176 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Fagersta accounted for 43 of Sweden's 69 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories).

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Fagersta stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

14 of its 23 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Cuba

62 of its 115 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Havana accounted for 34 of Cuba's 62 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 20 of Havana's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

58 of its 169 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 16 of Ankara's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

25 of its 51 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Mandakao's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Ghouta accounted for 25 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Panama (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 12,570 stories about harm among 66,036 counted on 21 Aug.

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In Tunisia, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,036 stories, as usual. On 21 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine55 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba54 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon52 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Beijing China50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBangkok, Thailand -- health: 13 stories, carried by 25 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 11 outletsTennessee, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 66 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsOnitsha, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 62 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

● Bangkok Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Osun Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● South Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Onitsha Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,197 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,010 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,482 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence12% 1,493 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 249 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 killed3,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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