Violence in Kyiv, rights and justice in Bangui and protests in Yaounde (Cameroon) drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.
2,015 of its 5,705 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 1,193 of Ukraine's 2,015 stories about harm, carried by 1,310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (325 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bangui accounted for 14 of the Central African Republic's 15 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 30 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 52 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 19 of Nepal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.
Also named far more than usual:
hunger in Yemen (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Australia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Russia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 Feb. 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 20,526 stories about harm among 89,855 counted on 24 Feb.
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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 89,855 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. Yemen's news mentioned the hunger about three times as often as usual. On 24 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. In Ukraine, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.
23 in every 100 of the day's 89,855 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 24).
Ukraine: 2,015 of its 5,705 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
Central African Republic: 15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%.
Cameroon: 9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
Zimbabwe: 70 of its 185 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in Yemen's news.
Mentions of road crashes ran about 5 times their usual in South Africa's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
A year earlier, on 24 February 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.
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