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22,337 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Nakhon Ratchasima, protests in Cairo (Egypt) and illness in Pyongyang. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 63 in 100 of its 349 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Thailand

221 of its 349 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Nakhon Ratchasima accounted for 119 of Thailand's 221 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Nakhon Ratchasima stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

75 of its 234 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 20 of Cairo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

1,875 of its 7,394 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 214 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms and bird flu.

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

Afghanistan

132 of its 220 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Russia

196 of its 788 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

8 of Beirut's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 85 of Iran's 155 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

71 of its 148 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 42 of Taiwan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plague in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Iran (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 22,337 stories about harm among 108,160 counted on 10 Feb.

Read the day's briefing

The news turned to Thailand for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 108,160 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Somalia's news, mentions of the plague ran about 7 times their usual. Thailand stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 10 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 →

China67 in 100 of its 5,033 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Syria67 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand63 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Mali63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Wuhan China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1361 Grand Central Terminal US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Vancouver Canada48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: 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'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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'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 readAlbania: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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'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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAnguilla: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 220 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 9,171 stories · much more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice20% 4,495 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,478 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,311 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,005 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 704 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 409 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 killed6,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill231 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions164 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 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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