Fiji
49 of its 64 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms.
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 news turned to the cyclone in Fiji, power cuts in Ukraine and arrests in Romania. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostFiji
77 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 24
RegionOceania
23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words
Harsher than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Ukraine
85 of its 213 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Power cuts were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Romania
31 of its 150 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).
Taiwan
22 of its 99 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
New Zealand
60 of its 235 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Lebanon
74 of its 98 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Beirut accounted for 56 of Lebanon's 74 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Bahamas
19 of its 44 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hope Town accounted for 18 of the Bahamas' 19 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.
Russia
105 of its 299 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Israel
Jerusalem accounted for 99 of Israel's 249 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Nigeria
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in US (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 10,570 stories about harm among 59,459 counted on 6 Apr.
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Fiji stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 59,459 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Fiji's news mentioned the cyclone about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 6 April 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 59,459 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Fiji: 49 of its 64 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
- Ukraine: 85 of its 213 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
- Romania: 31 of its 150 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%.
- Taiwan: 22 of its 99 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
- Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of the cyclone ran about 10 times their usual in Fiji's news.
- Mentions of measles ran about 7 times their usual in Bangladesh's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 6 April 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Fiji77 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon76 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi53 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 27 · mostly food & livelihoodCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Tehran Iran195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 New York US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147Stories, 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 · 619 stories, 1,014 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 25 stories, 63 outlets ● Isfahan Iran attacks & violence · 44 stories, 61 outlets ● Willapa River US accidents & disasters · 16 stories, 53 outlets ● Manama Bahrain protests & strikes · 6 stories, 88 outlets ● Blue Lagoon Australia accidents & disasters · 12 stories, 86 outlets ● Tampa US attacks & violence · 20 stories, 61 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 56 stories, 65 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health23% 2,370 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,349 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 2,050 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,725 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 631 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 601 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 372 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 264 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 killed2,813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 harsher 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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