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The news turned to landslides in Mozambique, protests in Chisinau (Moldova) and arrests in Ghana. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 72 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

51 of its 56 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Quelimane accounted for 19 of Mozambique's 51 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 22 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.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Quelimane stories →
Protests & strikes

Moldova

14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Chisinau accounted for 14 of Moldova's 14 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 13 of Chisinau's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

Moldova over 30 days → its stories → Chisinau stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

78 of its 253 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

41 of its 57 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

92 of its 360 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 79 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 12,460 stories about harm among 70,393 counted on 13 Mar.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 18 November 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 70,393 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. On 13 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. Mozambique stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique91 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi72 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria67 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq48 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Hollywood US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Tehran Iran39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,123 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice24% 2,870 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,198 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,116 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 598 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 595 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 470 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 240 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 killed2,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured633 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting refugees95 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill12 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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