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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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessPalestine: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsToronto, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 124 stories, carried by 166 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsOhio, US -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 52 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 124 stories ● Colombo Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

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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