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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,321 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Illness in Wuhan, violence in Amman and people injured in Tanzania drew the news. Jordan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChina 72 in 100 of its 6,145 stories, usually 49
RegionEast Asia 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

China

4,440 of its 6,145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Wuhan accounted for 2,383 of China's 4,440 stories about harm, carried by 1,989 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (348 stories). Food poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

70 of its 187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Amman accounted for 63 of Jordan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

57 of its 114 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Syria

248 of its 304 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Idlib accounted for 207 of Syria's 248 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

68 of its 144 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Taipei accounted for 46 of Taiwan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Hong Kong

83 of its 158 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (202 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

35 of Baghdad's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Thailand

85 of its 212 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Yemen (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Thailand (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Australia (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 22,321 stories about harm among 105,192 counted on 3 Feb.

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For the eighth day running, the news turned to China. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 105,192 stories, above the usual 20. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Canada. Thailand's news mentioned the flu about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria82 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence China72 in 100 of its 6,145 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Yemen61 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia59 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico56 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Wuhan China209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2383 Delhi India176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Beijing China50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Jordan about three times as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,647 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 9,997 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice19% 4,177 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,758 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 2,553 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,025 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 358 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 killed7,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations639 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and Canada Stories reporting refugees223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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