The day's news pointed at violence in Yerevan, illness in Kabul and abductions in Kashmir. Armenia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
238 of its 258 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yerevan accounted for 97 of Armenia's 238 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Manila accounted for 209 of the Philippines' 495 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
Dhaka accounted for 70 of Bangladesh's 144 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
measles in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in UK (42 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in India (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in China (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 Apr. 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 42,213 stories about harm among 116,274 counted on 24 Apr.
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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 14 March 2020. Mexico's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. 36 in every 100 of the day's 116,274 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. In Armenia, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.
36 in every 100 of the day's 116,274 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 40).
Armenia: 238 of its 258 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%.
Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets.
Kashmir: Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
Rwanda: Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news.
Mentions of the malaria ran about three times their usual in Nigeria's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 14 March 2020.
A year earlier, on 25 April 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 36 today.
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