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15,297 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 Oskemen (Kazakhstan) and rights and justice in Kampala. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 48 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

130 of its 267 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 65 of Ukraine's 130 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Oskemen's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

1,207 of its 1,802 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tehran accounted for 788 of Iran's 1,207 stories about harm, carried by 1,037 outlets. 733 of Tehran's 788 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 65 of Palestine's 96 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

54 of its 77 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Aleppo accounted for 40 of Syria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

18 of its 69 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

31 of its 153 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Switzerland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Somalia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Palestine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Israel (18 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 13 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 15,297 stories about harm among 85,139 counted on 13 Jan.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Kazakhstan's news. of the day's 85,139 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 13 January 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran67 in 100 of its 1,802 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 436 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran733 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 663 Minneapolis US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Minnesota US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Ekpoma Nigeria52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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. 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'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: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,207 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 4,868 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 3,734 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,524 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 1,735 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Shelter & services4% 659 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 631 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 585 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 238 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 killed4,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured642 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Syria Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US

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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