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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.

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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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIreland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualHollywood, US -- health: 254 stories, carried by 645 outletsIndiana, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 57 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 72 stories, carried by 87 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 49 stories, carried by 39 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 254 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

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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