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The news turned to people injured in Spain, violence in Kabul and protests in Tehran (Iran). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 43 in 100 of its 567 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Spain

242 of its 567 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (116 stories). Accidents were named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

71 of its 107 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kabul accounted for 63 of Afghanistan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 143 of Iran's 244 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 127 of Tehran's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Extreme cold was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

52 of its 108 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 52 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 69 of Syria's 152 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 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 116 of Israel's 218 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

26 of its 27 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Tunisia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in US (173 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 14,259 stories about harm among 82,883 counted on 20 Jan.

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In Tunisia's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,883 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Spain. In Spain, 43% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 January 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir48 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Tehran Iran127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Minnesota US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Minneapolis US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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 lessVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readTunisia: 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 readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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 lessRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 21 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsRome, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 61 stories, carried by 144 outletsOrange County, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsGuatemala City, Guatemala -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 32 outletsTendring, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNottingham, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 61 stories ● Orange County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,614 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,499 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,179 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,646 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 693 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 625 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 446 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 221 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 killed3,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured781 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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