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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), extreme cold in France and people killed in Namibia. Namibia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNamibia 56 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

214 of its 319 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 135 of Iran's 214 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 126 of Tehran's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

France

192 of its 781 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Extreme cold was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Namibia

44 of its 78 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 72 of Syria's 96 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nepal

41 of its 86 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 30 of Nepal's 41 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 24 of Kathmandu's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

25 of its 76 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 5 of Kampala's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 93 of Israel's 194 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 49 of Jerusalem's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cuba

47 of its 84 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 27 of Cuba's 47 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

40 of its 185 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

57 of its 208 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Netherlands (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 15,053 stories about harm among 83,328 counted on 7 Jan.

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It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 83,328 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 January 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Iran, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran67 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria64 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Namibia56 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 20 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cuba56 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Tehran Iran126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Minneapolis US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Caracas Venezuela80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Delhi India79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful 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 about three times as fearful as 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 about three times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Namibia few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,172 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 3,686 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,039 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,769 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 580 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 465 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed3,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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