The news turned to violence in Bamako, rights and justice in Damascus and evacuations in the UK. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.
138 of its 149 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bamako accounted for 87 of Mali's 138 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 33 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
107 of its 187 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 78 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
66 of its 264 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Heatwave was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria.
Also named far more than usual:
accidents in Ukraine (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in India (65 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in US (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 7,465 stories about harm among 39,499 counted on 26 Apr.
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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 22 March 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 39,499 stories, above the usual 17. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. In Mali, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 April 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Equatorial Guinea, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
19 in every 100 of the day's 39,499 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 17).
Mali: 138 of its 149 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
Syria: 33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
UK: Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).
Switzerland: 25 of its 80 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK.
Mentions of the heatwave ran about 7 times their usual in India's news.
Mentions of house fires ran about 4 times their usual in the UK's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 22 March 2026.
A year earlier, on 26 April 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
This week the news turned most often to Equatorial Guinea, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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