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8,689 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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).

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 41 outletsMinchinhampton, UK -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 101 outletsOttawa, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 141 outletsDenver, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 137 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Pyongyang North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Minchinhampton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Denver US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 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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