Iran
Tehran accounted for 398 of Iran's 827 stories about harm, carried by 726 outlets. Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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 violence in Tehran, a disaster in Elbow Cay and protests in Kikongo (Congo). Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostBahamas
37 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 24
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 →Bahamas
44 of its 119 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Elbow Cay accounted for 33 of the Bahamas' 44 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets.
Congo
13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 3 of Kikongo's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
Jordan
20 of its 77 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Cameroon
14 of its 32 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
New Zealand
121 of its 432 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cyclone was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and power cuts.
Germany
83 of its 373 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).
Algeria
12 of its 34 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Nigeria
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Venezuela
Caracas accounted for 18 of Venezuela's 20 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 13 of Caracas' 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (62 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in UK (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 17 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 12,611 stories about harm among 74,918 counted on 10 Apr.
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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 74,918 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 April 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 74,918 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Iran: Tehran accounted for 398 of Iran's 827 stories about harm, carried by 726 outlets.
- Bahamas: 44 of its 119 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
- Congo: 13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Jordan: 20 of its 77 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
- Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate.
- Mentions of the cyclone ran about 8 times their usual in New Zealand's news.
- Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Lesotho's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 10 April 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Lebanon68 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Israel48 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba39 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas37 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Tehran Iran113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Beirut Lebanon31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Dublin Ireland28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41Stories, 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 · 398 stories, 726 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 196 stories, 327 outlets ● Dublin Ireland protests & strikes · 41 stories, 188 outlets ● Kiryat Gat Israel attacks & violence · 33 stories, 104 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 94 stories, 100 outlets ● Elbow Cay Bahamas accidents & disasters · 33 stories, 81 outlets ● Seeiso Lesotho disease & outbreaks · 11 stories, 77 outlets ● Placerville US accidents & disasters · 5 stories, 91 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice25% 3,053 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,966 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,098 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,006 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 938 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 556 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 292 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 killed3,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Sudan and the DR CongoStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.