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The news turned to violence in Jammu, rights and justice in Johannesburg and people killed in Fiji. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.
Conflict & violence
48 of its 131 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
223 of its 675 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Johannesburg accounted for 115 of South Africa's 223 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
40 of its 94 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). HIV was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
Protests & strikes
14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
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Rights & justice
36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
Conflict & violence
44 of its 88 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Rights & justice
26 of its 83 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Disasters & accidents
49 of its 158 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Conflict & violence
51 of its 92 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.
Rights & justice
8 of its 21 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
storms in Nepal (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in France (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Australia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2026. Kashmir stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 17 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. of the day's 70,672 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.
17 in every 100 of the day's 70,672 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Kashmir: 48 of its 131 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. South Africa: 223 of its 675 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Fiji: 40 of its 94 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Belarus: 14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mentions of HIV ran about 4 times their usual in Fiji's news. Mentions of storms ran about 7 times their usual in Nepal's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual. It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2026. A year earlier, on 17 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 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 Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: too little coverage to read 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 Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: too little coverage to read Palau: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read 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 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 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: too little coverage to read 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: 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: 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 Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: too little coverage to read 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: too little coverage to read Azerbaijan: too little coverage to read 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: 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 Afghanistan: 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 Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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 Yemen: warmth about its own usual Russia: warmth about its own usual Pakistan: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Indonesia: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Lufodo, Nigeria -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outlets Sussex, UK -- disasters & accidents: 31 stories, carried by 19 outlets Tennessee, US -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 68 outlets Minsk, Belarus -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets Nashville, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 24 outlets Oxfordshire, UK -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 13 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 20 outlets Seoul, South Korea -- health: 15 stories, carried by 27 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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