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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Puerto Lopez and plane crash in Colombia. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.
Protests & strikes
1,092 of its 1,542 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 726 of Iran's 1,092 stories about harm, carried by 907 outlets. 692 of Tehran's 726 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Puerto Lopez accounted for 24 of Ecuador's 27 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Rights & justice
14 of its 66 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
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Conflict & violence
32 of its 48 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Protests & strikes
32 of its 82 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 7 of Kampala's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.
Disasters & accidents
Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Health
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Conflict & violence
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Rights & justice
Havana accounted for 54 of Cuba's 73 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
heavy rain in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in India (33 of its stories, about three times its usual).
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The news turned to Iran for the tenth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 75,633 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Fiji's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual. On 12 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. Iran's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.
18 in every 100 of the day's 75,633 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Iran: 1,092 of its 1,542 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Ecuador: 27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Colombia: 29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jordan: 14 of its 66 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual in Fiji's news. Mentions of plane crash ran about 5 times their usual in Colombia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. It was the tenth day running that the news turned to Iran. A year earlier, on 12 January 2025, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: too little coverage to read Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to read Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: too little coverage to read South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: too little coverage to read Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: too little coverage to read Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: too little coverage to read Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less India: too little coverage to read Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: too little coverage to read Georgia: too little coverage to read Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: too little coverage to read Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: too little coverage to read Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: too little coverage to read Belgium: too little coverage to read Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: too little coverage to read Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Venezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Taiwan: warmth about its own usual Philippines: warmth about its own usual Malaysia: warmth about its own usual Indonesia: warmth about its own usual Greece: warmth about its own usual Brazil: warmth about its own usual Brooklyn, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 47 outlets Ahmedabad, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outlets Fall River, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 22 outlets Mawgan, UK -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 15 outlets Withernsea, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 14 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 137 outlets Kampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 17 outlets Grand Canal, Ireland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 21 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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