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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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualPoole Harbour, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 76 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 76 stories, carried by 270 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 33 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 193 stories, carried by 481 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Poole Harbour UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Colombo Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

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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