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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Havana and illness in South Korea. Cuba's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 61 in 100 of its 59 stories, usually 33
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

203 of its 336 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 141 of Iran's 203 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 128 of Tehran's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Cuba

115 of its 224 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 76 of Cuba's 115 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Health

South Korea

74 of its 387 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

36 of its 59 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 42 of Ukraine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

95 of its 222 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Germany

85 of its 351 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

24 of its 71 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

83 of its 309 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Denmark (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Japan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (16 of its stories, about 7 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 5 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 12,875 stories about harm among 71,946 counted on 5 Jan.

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For the sixth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,946 stories, as usual. Mentions of hepatitis ran about 5 times their usual in Denmark's news. A year earlier, on 5 January 2025, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Iran stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon61 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba51 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria44 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Tehran Iran128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Delhi India115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Washington US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Cincinnati US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than 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'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Cuba about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 276 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,346 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 3,317 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,457 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 443 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 412 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 231 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 killed3,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions249 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting people displaced116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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