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24,308 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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Protests in Fanling (Hong Kong), illness in Wuhan and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Hong Kong's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSingapore 40 in 100 of its 315 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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

Hong Kong

110 of its 188 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 11 of Fanling's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Fanling stories →
Health

China

3,687 of its 5,483 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Wuhan accounted for 1,847 of China's 3,687 stories about harm, carried by 1,820 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Israel

188 of its 507 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 132 of Israel's 188 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Health

Singapore

127 of its 315 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Taiwan

70 of its 144 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Taipei accounted for 47 of Taiwan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

89 of its 229 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

63 of its 115 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

39 of its 100 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Mozambique

27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Colombia (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Australia (115 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Singapore (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 24,308 stories about harm among 116,588 counted on 7 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,588 stories, as usual. On 7 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence China67 in 100 of its 5,483 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Puerto Rico64 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong59 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 35 · mostly health Maldives57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Wuhan China98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1847 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 633 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Hollywood US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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'sParaguay: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 9,981 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice22% 5,330 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,885 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence9% 2,147 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 785 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 514 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 463 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 killed6,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations491 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting abductions197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill160 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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