Peru
23 of its 68 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 23 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 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 rights and justice in Lima, violence in Gaza and the typhoon in Guam. Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostHaiti
74 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 49
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 →Palestine
60 of its 92 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 36 of Palestine's 60 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Guam
38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Typhoon was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.
Haiti
37 of its 50 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Papua New Guinea
18 of its 52 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
Romania
8 of its 24 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Sweden
29 of its 104 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Syria
25 of its 53 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Uganda
38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Nigeria
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in US (33 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 13 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 11,562 stories about harm among 69,964 counted on 13 Apr.
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17 in every 100 of the day's 69,964 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 13 April 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 69,964 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Peru: 23 of its 68 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
- Palestine: 60 of its 92 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%.
- Guam: 38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
- Haiti: 37 of its 50 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%.
- Mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual in Guam's news.
- Mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual in New Zealand's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 13 April 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Haiti74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine65 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria47 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Tehran Iran52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Union County US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170Stories, 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 · 265 stories, 563 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 312 stories, 520 outlets ● Elbow Cay Bahamas accidents & disasters · 25 stories, 120 outlets ● Jbeil Lebanon attacks & violence · 83 stories, 105 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 87 stories, 142 outlets ● Qalibaf Iran attacks & violence · 6 stories, 51 outlets ● Richland County US attacks & violence · 7 stories, 48 outlets ● Algiers Algeria attacks & violence · 27 stories, 60 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice26% 2,903 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,876 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,843 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,758 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood6% 692 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 395 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 252 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 killed2,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured659 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Iran Stories reporting abductions105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and NigeriaStories 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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