29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tirana accounted for 27 of Albania's 29 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 34 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Albania on 12 of the 30 days held.
Most on Wednesday 14 October 2026: 35 of its 72 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Albania: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
AlbaniaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightOctober 2026
15 Oct
Tiranaprotests & strikes
32 stories, 109 outlets
17 Oct
Tiranaprotests & strikes
21 stories, 36 outlets
18 Oct
Tiranaprotests & strikes
19 stories, 18 outlets
19 Oct
Tiranaprotests & strikes
27 stories, 33 outlets
20 Oct
Tiranaprotests & strikes
12 stories, 16 outlets
24 Oct
Tiranaprotests & strikes
11 stories, 11 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Albania most20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 19 of Albania's 20 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets.
21 of its 32 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 21 of Albania's 21 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets.
27 of its 50 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tirana accounted for 24 of Albania's 27 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.
33 of its 63 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tirana accounted for 32 of Albania's 33 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets.
35 of its 72 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tirana accounted for 31 of Albania's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.
6 more days the news pointed at Albania
12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 11 of Tirana's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
4 of its 11 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 4 of Tirana's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
6 of its 16 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 4 of Tirana's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
10 of its 26 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 7 of Tirana's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Tirana's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 9 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice48%121 stories
Conflict & violence46%117 stories
Disasters & accidents4%9 stories
Health2%5 stories
Food & livelihood0%1 story
Shelter & services0%1 story
Where it happened
Albania (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests93 Stories reporting people injured81 Stories reporting people killed6 Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting abductions3 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Albania. Ring: the world. Measured over 248 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about half usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Albania in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Albania's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Albania34 in 100
of its 748 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Greece19 in 100
of its 4,893 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Montenegro17 in 100
of its 110 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
North Macedonia12 in 100
of its 203 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.