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12,805 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Kathmandu, illness in Oslo and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 93 in 100 of its 1,015 stories, usually 65
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Nepal

944 of its 1,015 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kathmandu accounted for 323 of Nepal's 944 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Norway

186 of its 374 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Oslo accounted for 142 of Norway's 186 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Srebrenica accounted for 22 of Bosnia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Haiti

28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kenscoff accounted for 19 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Samoa

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

China

380 of its 1,503 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (197 stories). Landslides were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and avalanche.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). House fires were named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

U.S. Virgin Islands

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Health

Denmark

22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (91 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (14 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 28 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 12,805 stories about harm among 62,951 counted on 28 Aug.

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The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 62,951 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 65% is usual. On 28 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal93 in 100 of its 1,015 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Norway50 in 100 of its 374 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Uganda46 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Israel46 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Oslo Norway39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 San Francisco US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Beijing China14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful 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

● Bosnia few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 313 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 3,544 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,142 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,573 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,339 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 649 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 559 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 247 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 killed4,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,254 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting arrests1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill19 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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