Germany
149 of its 648 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
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 people killed in Germany, violence in Gaza and arrests in Belarus. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 · about as usual
Country that rose mostGermany
23 in 100 of its 648 stories, usually 15
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
Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 76 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Belarus
10 of its 22 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Indonesia
Jakarta accounted for 44 of Indonesia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Ukraine
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Greece
78 of its 309 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).
Austria
24 of its 88 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Ghana
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
North Korea
Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
UK
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 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: earthquake in Haiti (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 17; 17 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 14,104 stories about harm among 82,180 counted on 29 Apr.
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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,180 stories, as usual. Germany's news was 23% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. A year earlier, on 29 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,180 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 17).
- Germany: 149 of its 648 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
- Palestine: Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 76 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
- Belarus: 10 of its 22 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
- Indonesia: Jakarta accounted for 44 of Indonesia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
- Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India.
- Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Haiti's news.
- Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Kenya's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 29 April 2025, 18 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 →
Mali73 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti56 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 London UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113Stories, 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
● Washington US attacks & violence · 765 stories, 997 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 152 stories, 349 outlets ● London UK attacks & violence · 434 stories, 493 outlets ● Mineral Wells US accidents & disasters · 24 stories, 97 outlets ● Isfahan Iran attacks & violence · 31 stories, 89 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 25 stories, 93 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 54 stories, 72 outlets ● Adelaide Australia accidents & disasters · 40 stories, 100 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice26% 3,642 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,423 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,168 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,066 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood7% 989 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 562 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 300 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 killed3,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting abductions110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and IndiaStories 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
● Griefa little less than 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.