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12,996 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 news turned to violence in Nakhon Ratchasima, illness in Wuhan and people affected in Switzerland. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Thailand and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Thailand → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Azerbaijan and Syria →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 89 in 100 of its 576 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

511 of its 576 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nakhon Ratchasima accounted for 387 of Thailand's 511 stories about harm, carried by 951 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Nakhon Ratchasima stories →
Health

China

1,871 of its 2,551 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Wuhan accounted for 990 of China's 1,871 stories about harm, carried by 1,436 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Rights & justice

Switzerland

51 of its 117 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

983 of its 3,730 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Storms were named in 203 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain and tornadoes.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

229 of its 312 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 98 of Afghanistan's 229 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

101 of its 194 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

125 of its 154 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 88 of Syria's 125 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 69 of Iran's 100 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Azerbaijan

82 of its 174 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (93 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 12,996 stories about harm among 56,400 counted on 9 Feb.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 5 January 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 56,400 stories, above the usual 20. Thailand's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Thailand and the US. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to China, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Thailand89 in 100 of its 576 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico82 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence China73 in 100 of its 2,551 stories · usually 58 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Wuhan China69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 990 Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Newark US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: 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'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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer 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'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 511 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 4,746 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,314 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,287 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 1,955 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 587 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 336 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 188 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 killed4,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,573 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people injured1,206 at about twice the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US Stories reporting arrests1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations446 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and Thailand Stories reporting refugees197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Azerbaijan and Syria Stories reporting people displaced183 at about twice the usual rate · most about Azerbaijan and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill146 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting abductions139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and Nigeria

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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