Mozambique
62 of its 81 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 39 of Mozambique's 62 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Most of the day's attention went to people displaced in Cabo Delgado, people killed in Norway and protests in Amman (Jordan). Mozambique's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
55 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostMozambique
77 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 49
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Norway
44 of its 128 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jordan
39 of its 123 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 12 of Amman's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Iran
81 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Azerbaijan
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Germany
236 of its 702 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Belgium
40 of its 114 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 33 of Belgium's 40 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Pakistan
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Myanmar
Yangon accounted for 97 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. 85 of Yangon's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Yemen
Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 51 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 16 of Sanaa's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Papua New Guinea (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); gas explosion in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
25 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 26; 26 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Mar. 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 23,715 stories about harm among 94,911 counted on 16 Mar.
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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. of the day's 94,911 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 16 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 25 today. Mozambique's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.
- 25 in every 100 of the day's 94,911 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 26).
- Mozambique: 62 of its 81 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%.
- Norway: 44 of its 128 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Jordan: 39 of its 123 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
- Iran: 81 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news.
- Mentions of the malaria ran about 6 times their usual in Brazil's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 16 March 2020, 37 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Myanmar87 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique77 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Latvia56 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 34 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 902 London UK149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Yangon Myanmar85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Beijing China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Yangon Myanmar protests & strikes · 97 stories, 228 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 113 stories, 290 outlets ● Amazonas Brazil disease & outbreaks · 11 stories, 73 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 41 stories, 114 outlets ● Manaus Brazil disease & outbreaks · 19 stories, 55 outlets ● Malad Gorge US accidents & disasters · 19 stories, 78 outlets ● Damascus Syria attacks & violence · 52 stories, 75 outlets ● Tillaberi Niger attacks & violence · 12 stories, 52 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health55% 13,022 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice21% 5,025 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,924 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence6% 1,466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 355 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 247 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed5,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UKStories 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 about as 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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