Mali
28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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 people injured in Mali, a disaster in Amhara and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual
Country that rose mostChina
24 in 100 of its 897 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia
23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words
Harsher than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Ethiopia
27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Amhara accounted for 12 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Pakistan
241 of its 582 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 41 of Islamabad's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Philippines
197 of its 447 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Philippine accounted for 118 of the Philippines' 197 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
China
212 of its 897 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (66 stories). Typhoon was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and tropical storm.
Ireland
150 of its 635 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
India
845 of its 3,113 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (383 stories). Flooding was named in 220 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Bangladesh
Dhaka accounted for 67 of Bangladesh's 94 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 52 of Dhaka's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Benin
7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Somalia
15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in India (220 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Libya (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Jul. 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 8,816 stories about harm among 51,732 counted on 28 Jul.
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Mali's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 51,732 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. India's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 51,732 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Mali: 28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
- Ethiopia: 27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%.
- Pakistan: 241 of its 582 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Philippines: 197 of its 447 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%.
- Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in India's news.
- Mentions of the typhoon ran about 7 times their usual in China's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 29 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
- This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Palestine60 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Philippines44 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Syria42 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Delhi India123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Dhaka Bangladesh52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136Stories, 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
● Butte County US accidents & disasters · 65 stories, 344 outlets ● Hunan China accidents & disasters · 32 stories, 179 outlets ● Plumas US accidents & disasters · 19 stories, 188 outlets ● Shanghai China accidents & disasters · 15 stories, 184 outlets ● Jasper National Park Canada accidents & disasters · 46 stories, 80 outlets ● Dhaka Bangladesh protests & strikes · 67 stories, 87 outlets ● Delhi India accidents & disasters · 361 stories, 76 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 82 stories, 84 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health25% 2,146 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,097 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 1,920 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,209 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 414 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 260 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 228 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 killed2,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations219 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about the usual rateStories 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 harsher 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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