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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Aleppo and rights and justice in Caracas. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 65 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 51
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

239 of its 366 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 153 of Iran's 239 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 141 of Tehran's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

116 of its 168 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Aleppo accounted for 93 of Syria's 116 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 214 of Venezuela's 419 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greenland

66 of its 381 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Kashmir

44 of its 118 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

73 of its 116 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 48 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Heatwave was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Romania

28 of its 125 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

8 of Kampala's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

Power cuts were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Romania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (73 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (168 of its stories, about 5 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 8 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 15,192 stories about harm among 84,533 counted on 8 Jan.

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For the ninth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,533 stories, as usual. Mentions of power cuts ran about 4 times their usual in Ukraine's news. On 8 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Iran stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Israel47 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia39 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minneapolis US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673 Tehran Iran141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Delhi India66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Minnesota US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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 readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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 readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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'sLibya: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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 three times as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 211 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,059 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 3,674 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,410 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,706 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 704 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 439 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 243 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 killed3,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured871 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting abductions234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting evacuations116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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