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Rights and justice in Fagersta, the drought in Belgium and people affected in Tunisia drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.
Rights & justice
47 of its 85 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Fagersta accounted for 34 of Sweden's 47 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
22 of its 48 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).
Deaths & injuries, cause not given
9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
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Conflict & violence
134 of its 234 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kyiv accounted for 99 of Ukraine's 134 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
96 of its 218 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Shelter & services
43 of its 73 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Havana accounted for 20 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets.
Protests & strikes
22 of its 66 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 7 of Lilongwe's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
Rights & justice
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
wildfires in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in India (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in US (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
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Sweden stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 39,316 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Sweden. Belgium's news mentioned the drought about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 39,316 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20). Sweden: 47 of its 85 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Belgium: 22 of its 48 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tunisia: 21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Croatia: 9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual in Belgium's news. Mentions of wildfires ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sweden. A year earlier, on 22 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. 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: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: too little coverage to read Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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 Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: too little coverage to read Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: too little coverage to read Qatar: too little coverage to read 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 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 Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: too little coverage to read Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: too little coverage to read Grenada: 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: too little coverage to read Gabon: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: too little coverage to read Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read 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 Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: too little coverage to read Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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 Netherlands: warmth about its own usual Jordan: warmth about its own usual Greece: warmth about its own usual Tennessee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outlets Sokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outlets Quebec, Canada -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outlets Seattle, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 17 outlets Beijing, China -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 41 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outlets Zandvoort, Netherlands -- other: 13 stories, carried by 13 outlets Ahmedabad, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 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 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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