24 of its 29 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 71 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Mali on 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Monday 19 October 2026: 12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Mali: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
MaliThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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 Mali most12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 23 million people live in Mali. Over these days its news carried 2.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 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.
Conflict & violence58%28 stories
Rights & justice29%14 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given8%4 stories
Health2%1 story
Food & livelihood2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed42 Stories reporting people injured16 Stories reporting arrests10 Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting people displaced2 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Mali. Ring: the world. Measured over 47 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Mali71 in 100
of its 68 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Burkina Faso41 in 100
of its 37 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Niger36 in 100
of its 36 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Guinea24 in 100
of its 33 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Mauritania23 in 100
of its 13 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Côte d’Ivoire11 in 100
of its 38 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Algeria9 in 100
of its 109 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Senegal7 in 100
of its 123 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 & violenceDeaths, cause not given
Mali (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.