45 of its 158 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Malaysia on 3 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 45 of its 158 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Malaysia's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
MalaysiaThe 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 Malaysia most57 of its 268 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
54 of its 259 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 34 million people live in Malaysia. Over these days its news carried 9.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Rights & justice36%112 stories
Health21%64 stories
Disasters & accidents19%58 stories
Food & livelihood7%21 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%19 stories
Conflict & violence6%17 stories
Shelter & services4%12 stories
Displacement2%6 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests86 Stories reporting people killed62 Stories reporting people affected37 Stories reporting people injured17 Stories reporting refugees4 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Malaysia. Ring: the world. Measured over 320 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Malaysia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Malaysia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia31 in 100 of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Malaysia21 in 100
of its 1,503 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Thailand20 in 100
of its 785 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Brunei10 in 100
of its 67 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Singapore13 in 100
of its 1,237 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disastersDeaths, cause not given
Malaysia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.