Burundi
14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bujumbura accounted for 14 of Burundi's 14 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at a disaster in Bujumbura, rights and justice in Baghdad and people injured in Argentina. Argentina's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostNepal
53 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Iraq
105 of its 189 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 85 of Iraq's 105 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories).
Argentina
19 of its 60 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Nepal
29 of its 55 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
6 more places the news pointed at
Lebanon
98 of its 131 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Beirut accounted for 65 of Lebanon's 98 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Palestine
Gaza accounted for 23 of Palestine's 51 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Türkiye
48 of its 147 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
Indonesia
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Bangladesh
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
India
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Palestine (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Canada (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
16 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 17 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 13,357 stories about harm among 84,418 counted on 1 Apr.
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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 November 2025. In Burundi, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 84,418 stories, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 1 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. Over March, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in March 2025.
- 16 in every 100 of the day's 84,418 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Burundi: 14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Iraq: 105 of its 189 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%.
- Argentina: 19 of its 60 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
- Nepal: 29 of its 55 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
- Mentions of measles ran about 10 times their usual in Bangladesh's news.
- Mentions of storms ran about 9 times their usual in Greece's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 November 2025.
- A year earlier, on 1 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.
- Over March, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in March 2025.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Lebanon75 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Iraq56 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Nepal53 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 32 · mostly food & livelihood Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Tehran Iran78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 401 stories, 765 outlets ● Kharg Island Iran attacks & violence · 35 stories, 197 outlets ● Gravelines France accidents & disasters · 7 stories, 136 outlets ● Bani Hayyan Lebanon attacks & violence · 14 stories, 102 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 94 stories, 99 outlets ● Martin County US accidents & disasters · 35 stories, 83 outlets ● Kid Rock US protests & strikes · 10 stories, 74 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 65 stories, 78 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice26% 3,429 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health26% 3,340 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,989 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,933 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Food & livelihood6% 808 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 271 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed2,935 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured794 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about the usual rateStories 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 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?
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