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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), landslides in Rwanda and storms in Ukraine. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 84 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 29
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 158 of Iran's 249 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Gas explosion was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Rubaya accounted for 42 of Rwanda's 46 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Rubaya stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

73 of its 169 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 49 of Ukraine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

12 of its 50 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

98 of its 133 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 80 of Palestine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

20 of its 48 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 11 of Copenhagen's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

206 of its 460 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

219 of its 388 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Niamey accounted for 14 of Niger's 15 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in US (61 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 10,124 stories about harm among 51,421 counted on 31 Jan.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 51,421 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Rwanda's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 31 January 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine74 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Iran48 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir45 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Minnesota US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Tehran Iran115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Minneapolis US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Los Angeles US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Canada about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 353 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 249 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,820 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents26% 2,564 stories · about as usual Health20% 2,041 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,129 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 530 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 458 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 243 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 171 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 killed2,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting abductions99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations37 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and France

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.