28 of its 82 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 26 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Austria on 10 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Austria: 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.
AustriaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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 Austria most19 of its 62 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
25 of its 77 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
32 of its 79 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Vienna accounted for 28 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.
24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vienna accounted for 20 of Austria's 24 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
21 of its 66 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).
4 more days the news pointed at Austria
16 of its 77 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
17 of its 68 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
23 of its 85 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
22 of its 72 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 9 million people live in Austria. Over these days its news carried 49 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health35%149 stories
Rights & justice20%86 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given18%77 stories
Conflict & violence9%38 stories
Disasters & accidents8%34 stories
Shelter & services5%21 stories
Food & livelihood4%16 stories
Displacement2%9 stories
Where it happened
Austria (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 people killed167 Stories reporting people affected63 Stories reporting people injured43 Stories reporting arrests37 Stories reporting refugees4 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Austria. Ring: the world. Measured over 439 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Austria in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Austria's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Austria26 in 100
of its 1,720 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Switzerland21 in 100
of its 3,679 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Slovakia18 in 100
of its 213 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Italy17 in 100
of its 9,535 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany16 in 100
of its 10,245 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Hungary15 in 100
of its 924 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Czechia13 in 100
of its 1,526 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Croatia10 in 100
of its 503 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Slovenia8 in 100
of its 213 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.