← 2 Apr Thursday 3 April 2025 · to 23:59 UTC 4 Apr →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
17,404 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

How to read these numbers →

The news turned to rights and justice in Budapest, violence in Gaza and a disaster in Mandalay. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 41 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Hungary

80 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Budapest accounted for 61 of Hungary's 80 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

175 of its 238 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 129 of Palestine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

132 of its 144 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mandalay accounted for 91 of Myanmar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Health

Costa Rica

31 of its 77 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Haiti

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

58 of its 132 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 47 of Syria's 79 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

25 of Istanbul's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

92 of its 288 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in UK (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1005 Mar12 Mar19 Mar26 Mar3 Apr5 Mar: 17 in 1006 Mar: 17 in 1007 Mar: 18 in 1008 Mar: 19 in 1009 Mar: 18 in 10010 Mar: 18 in 10011 Mar: 18 in 10012 Mar: 17 in 10013 Mar: 17 in 10014 Mar: 18 in 10015 Mar: 20 in 10016 Mar: 20 in 10017 Mar: 18 in 10018 Mar: 18 in 10019 Mar: 18 in 10020 Mar: 18 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 19 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 18 in 10025 Mar: 17 in 10026 Mar: 17 in 10027 Mar: 17 in 10028 Mar: 18 in 10029 Mar: 19 in 10030 Mar: 19 in 10031 Mar: 18 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 17,404 stories about harm among 102,009 counted on 3 Apr.

Read the day's briefing

It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 March 2025. of the day's 102,009 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. the news turned to Hungary for the second day running. Mentions of poisoning ran about 6 times their usual in Costa Rica's news. In Hungary, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar92 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine74 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 761 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Boston US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 New York US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Newark US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 474 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Costa Rica few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,152 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,000 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,185 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,583 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 1,976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 675 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 496 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.