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15,053 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKathua, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 34 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 66 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kathua Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

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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