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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Kyiv and the earthquake in Mexico drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 74 in 100 of its 484 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

326 of its 509 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 193 of Iran's 326 stories about harm, carried by 481 outlets. 186 of Tehran's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). HIV was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Ukraine

160 of its 341 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

101 of its 248 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mexico City accounted for 49 of Mexico's 101 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Earthquake was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

22 of its 67 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Switzerland

359 of its 484 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (302 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

136 of its 466 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Algiers accounted for 10 of Algeria's 10 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 64 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Gambia

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Palestine (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in India (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 11,124 stories about harm among 58,889 counted on 2 Jan.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 58,889 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Iran. In Iran, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 January 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Switzerland74 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran64 in 100 of its 509 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela55 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Chicago US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Lordegan Iran20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 359 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,741 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,616 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 2,435 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,531 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 665 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 425 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 327 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 174 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 killed3,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Switzerland and the US Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times 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 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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