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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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: no storiesNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 67 in 100 of its 547 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 26 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 455 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 843 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 41 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 37 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 69 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 49 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 25 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 29 in 100 of its 875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Switzerland 67 in 100 of its 547 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 69 in 100 of its 206 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 364 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 47 in 100 of its 268 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 50 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 52 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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