The research project “Communicating COVID-19” examines international news coverage of the ongoing spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We use a combination of communication research methods and data science tools to identify main topics emphasized in the news coverage of different languages and update our results weekly.

We currently have results based on the news coverage in several countries and regions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Egypt, Germany, South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Uganda, and will update results in other countries and regions soon. Check out our media analysis of the following countries and regions: