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Most of the day's attention went to road crashes in Iraq, protests in Tel Aviv (Israel) and flooding in Hong Kong. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIraq 62 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

60 of its 96 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Baghdad accounted for 26 of Iraq's 60 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

104 of its 211 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tel Aviv accounted for 69 of Israel's 104 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. 57 of Tel Aviv's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

27 of its 76 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mali

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cyprus

21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Limassol accounted for 17 of Cyprus' 21 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 17 of Limassol's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Quito accounted for 33 of Ecuador's 40 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Eritrea

15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 3 of Asmara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

26 of its 64 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

151 of its 415 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Johannesburg accounted for 77 of South Africa's 151 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Rights & justice

Germany

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Vietnam (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in China (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bermuda (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Germany (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 6 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 2 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 11,040 stories about harm among 58,647 counted on 2 Sep.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 58,647 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iraq stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 2 September 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Iran45 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Tel Aviv Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Hanoi Vietnam25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Jalna India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 105 outletsLouisiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsChatham, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 75 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsKelowna, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 25 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsClonmel, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 45 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Chatham US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Bannu Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,818 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 2,609 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,363 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,235 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 733 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 410 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 402 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 228 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 killed2,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and the US Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.