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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Islamabad, arrests in China and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.
Disasters & accidents
526 of its 837 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Islamabad accounted for 157 of Pakistan's 526 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Hunger was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, drought and cholera.
Health
684 of its 1,967 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Protests & strikes
Ramallah accounted for 34 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 17 of Ramallah's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
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Health
26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Health
33 of its 118 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Rights & justice
54 of its 173 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Conflict & violence
62 of its 107 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 46 of Iraq's 62 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets.
Rights & justice
104 of its 363 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
typhoon in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Zambia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
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It was the ninth day running that the news turned to Pakistan. of the day's 83,168 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 1 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 21 today. Pakistan's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. Over August, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in August 2021.
21 in every 100 of the day's 83,168 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22). Pakistan: 526 of its 837 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. China: 684 of its 1,967 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ethiopia: Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Palestine: Ramallah accounted for 34 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual in the Philippines' news. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Zambia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual. It was the ninth day running that the news turned to Pakistan. A year earlier, on 1 September 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Over August, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in August 2021. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: too little coverage to read Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: too little coverage to read South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: too little coverage to read Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: about as warm as its own usual or less Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: too little coverage to read Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: too little coverage to read Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: too little coverage to read Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Cameroon: too little coverage to read Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: too little coverage to read Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: about as warm as its own usual or less Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or less Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or less Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: warmth about its own usual Türkiye: warmth about its own usual Sweden: warmth about its own usual Sri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Russia: warmth about its own usual Romania: warmth about its own usual Philippines: warmth about its own usual Mexico: warmth about its own usual Iraq: warmth about its own usual Canada: warmth about its own usual Bangladesh: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual West Midlands, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 93 outlets Stockholm, Sweden -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outlets Oregon, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outlets Pennsylvania, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 31 outlets Manchester, UK -- health: 67 stories, carried by 150 outlets Baghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 69 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were much softer than 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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