Mali
28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bamako accounted for 14 of Mali's 28 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at violence in Bamako, landslides in Malaysia and people killed in the Dominican Republic. Malaysia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostEthiopia
45 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa
58 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Malaysia
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Dominican Republic
17 of its 35 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
Venezuela
23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Kuwait
16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Ethiopia
42 of its 94 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amhara accounted for 35 of Ethiopia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Yemen
60 of its 79 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 24 of Yemen's 60 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Palestine
Gaza accounted for 175 of Palestine's 226 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Russia
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Israel
1,577 of its 1,927 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Malawi (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 Jan. 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 18,007 stories about harm among 99,428 counted on 26 Jan.
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The news turned to Mali for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,428 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Malaysia's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. Mali's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,428 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Mali: 28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%.
- Malaysia: Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
- Dominican Republic: 17 of its 35 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
- Venezuela: 23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news.
- Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- It was the third day running that the news turned to Mali.
- A year earlier, on 26 January 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Israel82 in 100 of its 1,927 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Iran51 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Jerusalem Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Manhattan US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Sydney Australia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 288 stories, 379 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 175 stories, 348 outlets ● Randers Denmark accidents & disasters · 8 stories, 96 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 133 stories, 178 outlets ● Townsville Australia accidents & disasters · 25 stories, 98 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 49 stories, 122 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 64 stories, 124 outlets ● Kidal Mali attacks & violence · 5 stories, 56 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health28% 4,986 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,323 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence19% 3,332 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,539 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 693 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 653 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 379 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed4,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and CroatiaStories 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
● Griefa little more than 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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