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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

how these are picked →
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

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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about twice its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- health: 67 stories, carried by 284 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsHollywood, US -- rights & justice: 321 stories, carried by 710 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Korea warmth about twice usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lake Chad Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Seoul South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 67 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Massachusetts US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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