Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Moscow, protests in Kingstown (St Vincent) and violence in Kivu. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.
685 of its 1,289 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Moscow accounted for 500 of Russia's 685 stories about harm, carried by 901 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (260 stories). Poisoning was named in 261 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kivu accounted for 11 of Rwanda's 17 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.
24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Omdurman accounted for 13 of Sudan's 24 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.
Bangkok accounted for 28 of Thailand's 40 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
outbreaks in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in US (99 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Israel (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 11,255 stories about harm among 62,108 counted on 17 Feb.
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It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 62,108 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Russia stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 17 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 62,108 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
Russia: 685 of its 1,289 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
St Vincent: 6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
Rwanda: 17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
Fiji: 18 of its 40 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
Mentions of poisoning ran about 5 times their usual in Russia's news.
Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Nigeria's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia.
A year earlier, on 17 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
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