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A disaster in Alexandria, violence in Gaza and illness in Victory Peak drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.
Disasters & accidents
24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Alexandria accounted for 18 of Egypt's 24 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories).
Conflict & violence
153 of its 244 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 133 of Palestine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
10 of its 30 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Victory Peak accounted for 10 of Kyrgyzstan's 10 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.
Rights & justice
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
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Disasters & accidents
18 of its 65 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Conflict & violence
8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Conflict & violence
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Health
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Rights & justice
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Disasters & accidents
Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
flu in Canada (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in UK (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
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In Ireland's news, mentions of road crashes ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,247 stories, as usual. Egypt's news was 30% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. On 23 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 49,247 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Egypt: 24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Palestine: 153 of its 244 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kyrgyzstan: 10 of its 30 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Ireland: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Mentions of road crashes ran about three times their usual in Ireland's news. Mentions of the flu ran about 6 times their usual in Canada's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. A year earlier, on 23 August 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: too little coverage to read Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: too little coverage to read 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 Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to read Tonga: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read 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 Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: too little coverage to read Romania: 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 Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Iraq: 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: too little coverage to read Honduras: too little coverage to read 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 Germany: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or less Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: too little coverage to read Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: too little coverage to read Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: 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 Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read 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 Zimbabwe: warmth about its own usual Ghana: warmth about its own usual Afghanistan: warmth about its own usual Shanghai, China -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 23 outlets Kyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 39 outlets Malumfashi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outlets Cleveland, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets Indiana, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets Toronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 29 outlets Edinburgh, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outlets Moscow, Russia -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 42 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 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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