Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kigali (Rwanda), violence in Mecca and rights and justice in Nairobi. Kenya's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.
134 of its 194 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kigali accounted for 118 of Rwanda's 134 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 105 of Kigali's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Road crashes were named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
340 of its 592 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 286 of Saudi Arabia's 340 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (283 stories). Heatstroke was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
871 of its 1,666 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Nairobi accounted for 650 of Kenya's 871 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
165 of its 485 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Norovirus was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
516 of its 1,121 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
511 of its 658 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 245 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Doha accounted for 135 of Qatar's 139 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
249 of its 385 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Hebron accounted for 210 of Palestine's 249 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories).
41 of its 60 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
303 of its 514 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 103 of Istanbul's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
landslides in Mexico (93 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in France (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Egypt (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (375 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Sep. 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 46,768 stories about harm among 187,295 counted on 1 Sep.
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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 187,295 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Switzerland. On 1 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 25 today. Over August, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in August 2016.
25 in every 100 of the day's 187,295 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 24).
Rwanda: 134 of its 194 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%.
Saudi Arabia: 340 of its 592 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
Kenya: 871 of its 1,666 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
Greece: 165 of its 485 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Switzerland.
Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate.
Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news.
Mentions of landslides ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
A year earlier, on 1 September 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.
Over August, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in August 2016.
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