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14,817 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to extreme cold in Ukraine, protests in Tehran (Iran) and snowstorms in Switzerland. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 47 in 100 of its 327 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

153 of its 327 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

512 of its 763 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 362 of Iran's 512 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. 346 of Tehran's 362 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

116 of its 252 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

172 of its 515 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Avalanche was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

192 of its 588 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 93 of Syria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 69 of Israel's 171 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 36 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatwave and cyclone.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (89 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (126 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 14,817 stories about harm among 79,499 counted on 9 Jan.

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Australia's news mentioned wildfires about 9 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,499 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Ukraine stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran67 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria63 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran346 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Minneapolis US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 576 Portland US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Caracas Venezuela99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 usualGuam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualChesapeake, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 59 outletsSonoma County, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 32 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 44 outletsMalvern, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 18 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

● Chesapeake US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 16 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories ● Sonoma County 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 →

Rights & justice26% 3,841 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health24% 3,561 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,286 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,566 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Shelter & services5% 744 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 338 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 killed3,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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