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The news turned to protests in Kampala (Uganda), rights and justice in Havana and violence in Aleppo. Cuba's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 58 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 54 of Uganda's 78 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 29 of Kampala's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

62 of its 99 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 44 of Cuba's 62 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 33 of Syria's 59 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 61 of Ukraine's 87 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 407 of Iran's 688 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. 378 of Tehran's 407 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

32 of its 128 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

St Vincent

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

83 of its 386 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malawi

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Benin

5 of its 10 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Romania (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 13,992 stories about harm among 81,815 counted on 16 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 December 2025. of the day's 81,815 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. the news turned to Uganda for the fourth day running. Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in South Africa's news. In Uganda, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran63 in 100 of its 1,098 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Cuba63 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda58 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Palestine51 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Minneapolis US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Minnesota US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Caracas Venezuela37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsCounty Durham, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 87 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsVermont, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 124 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 92 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 88 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

● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● County Durham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,034 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 3,381 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,687 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,498 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 474 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 killed3,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about twice 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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