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12,875 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 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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: 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: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 30 in 100 of its 3,459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)UK: 23 in 100 of its 4,960 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 43 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 926 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 32 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 41 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 30 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ireland: 24 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Germany: 24 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 24 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 51 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 27 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 29 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 93 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

● Iran 60 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cuba 51 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Switzerland 43 in 100 of its 222 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 40 in 100 of its 402 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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