Malawi

24 Oct: 26 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Malawi stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 14 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
AngerGriefFearWarmth

Anger in the words of Malawi's stories about people being harmed

100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.

1007824 Oct24 Oct: 78; world 100
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Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Malawi most

Nothing about Malawi stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 20 million people live in Malawi. Over these days its news carried 0.7 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (0.8 per million).

How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Food & livelihood29%4 stories
Shelter & services21%3 stories
Conflict & violence14%2 stories
Rights & justice14%2 stories
Disasters & accidents7%1 story
Displacement7%1 story
Health7%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting arrests2

Harsh or warm words

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Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.

Filled dot: Malawi. Ring: the world. Measured over 14 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Tanzania45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Malawi26 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood
Mozambique22 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Zambia10 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

Attacks & violence

Malawi (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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