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14,100 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Zambezia, protests in Warsaw (Poland) and people affected in Sweden. Mozambique's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 89 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

52 of its 61 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Zambezia accounted for 19 of Mozambique's 52 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Zambezia stories →
Health

Sweden

41 of its 120 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Malawi

112 of its 126 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Cyclone was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Maldives

7 of its 21 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 27 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Sarajevo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Philippines

208 of its 569 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 93 of the Philippines' 208 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.

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Health

Vietnam

49 of its 180 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 14,100 stories about harm among 75,610 counted on 14 Mar.

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The news turned to Mozambique for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 75,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 14 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Mozambique stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Malawi89 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria61 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Lahore Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Islamabad Pakistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorfolk Island: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Malawi about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,628 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice25% 3,418 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,292 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,319 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 701 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 674 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed3,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured709 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting evacuations104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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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