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The day's news pointed at evacuations in Syria, protests in Istanbul (Türkiye) and landslides in Guinea. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about India and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 67 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 15
RegionNorth America 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

570 of its 686 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

345 of its 639 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 88 of Istanbul's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guinea

24 of its 48 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

179 of its 544 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Senegal

45 of its 67 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dakar accounted for 41 of Senegal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 38 of Dakar's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

306 of its 643 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 188 of Saudi Arabia's 306 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (203 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

99 of its 286 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

134 of its 387 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

27,181 of its 79,998 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (672 stories). Cyclone was named in 657 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hypothermia.

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Conflict & violence

Guam

32 of its 145 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Montenegro (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Yemen (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bulgaria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Georgia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 54,390 stories about harm among 216,255 counted on 30 Aug.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 25 in every 100 of the day's 216,255 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. In Montenegro's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. On 30 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 686 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone74 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq71 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Yemen71 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 10468 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1525 Berkeley US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Charlottesville US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Hollywood US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSweden: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about twice its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 105 stories, carried by 101 outletsBunol, Spain -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsBerettyoujfalu, Hungary -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 40 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 89 stories, carried by 89 outletsCardington, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 25 outletsIndiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 21 outletsJijiga, Ethiopia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Türkiye warmth about twice usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Istanbul Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 105 stories ● Bunol Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Berettyoujfalu Hungary about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Anadolu Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 89 stories ● Cardington US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents42% 22,424 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice19% 10,392 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health15% 8,150 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 6,398 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,361 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 895 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 killed14,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations2,535 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured2,485 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced1,034 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees651 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill152 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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