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14,512 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Korat, people killed in Singapore and protests in Baghdad (Iraq). Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 78 in 100 of its 479 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Thailand

373 of its 479 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Korat accounted for 206 of Thailand's 373 stories about harm, carried by 618 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Korat stories →
Health

Singapore

93 of its 175 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flu was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

China

2,134 of its 2,914 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Wuhan accounted for 1,265 of China's 2,134 stories about harm, carried by 1,540 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

155 of its 195 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Idlib accounted for 114 of Syria's 155 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

152 of its 618 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 32 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

48 of its 71 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Health

North Korea

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Russia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in India (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 14,512 stories about harm among 66,643 counted on 8 Feb.

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Thailand's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. In Australia's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. On 8 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 22 today. 22 in every 100 of the day's 66,643 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand78 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence China73 in 100 of its 2,914 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Kazakhstan68 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Delhi India77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Wuhan China64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1265 Mumbai India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Toronto Canada24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than 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'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'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 twice as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● China about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,134 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 5,526 stories · much more than usual (usually 33%) Rights & justice22% 3,093 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,472 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,679 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 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 killed4,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and Thailand Stories reporting abductions140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill86 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 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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