Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Kashmir, violence in Sanaa and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
107 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 46 of Kashmir's 107 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
47 of its 61 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sanaa accounted for 27 of Yemen's 47 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 3 of Tunis' 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
215 of its 683 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 359 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
49 of its 195 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
drownings in Australia (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in India (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in US (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 7,731 stories about harm among 41,263 counted on 20 Apr.
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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 41,263 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Kashmir stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. On 20 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Yemen, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
19 in every 100 of the day's 41,263 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
Kashmir: 107 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%.
Yemen: 47 of its 61 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%.
Tunisia: 9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
Nigeria: 215 of its 683 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate.
Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Kashmir's news.
Mentions of drownings ran about 9 times their usual in Australia'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 Kashmir.
A year earlier, on 20 April 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
This week the news turned most often to Yemen, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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