We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
67 of its 138 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 30 of Ukraine's 67 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
83 of its 244 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.
18 of its 35 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seeiso accounted for 15 of Lesotho's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Gaza accounted for 25 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
169 of its 315 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 53 of Israel's 169 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 306 of Iran's 535 stories about harm, carried by 586 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and tropical storm.
47 of its 142 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
8 of its 20 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
69 of its 212 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in India (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in US (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 7,358 stories about harm among 44,914 counted on 11 Apr.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 44,914 stories, below the usual 18. Ukraine's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 11 April 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
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.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: 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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