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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Moscow and people injured in Switzerland. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 67 in 100 of its 547 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

143 of its 206 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 76 of Iran's 143 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. 69 of Tehran's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

112 of its 333 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 66 of Russia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

367 of its 547 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

65 of its 158 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amsterdam accounted for 48 of the Netherlands' 65 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

125 of its 268 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Pyongyang accounted for 13 of North Korea's 15 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

67 of its 205 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Finland

18 of its 56 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jan. 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 8,689 stories about harm among 48,088 counted on 1 Jan.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 48,088 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Iran's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. On 1 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Over December, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in December 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran69 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Switzerland67 in 100 of its 547 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela52 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria50 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Basij Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Chicago US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 2,192 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health23% 1,983 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,753 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 1,246 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 499 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 340 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 166 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 killed2,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured980 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Switzerland and the US Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions57 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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