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).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Austria on 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Monday 19 October 2026: Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
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 most17 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.
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 9.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (8.5 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.
Health32%26 stories
Rights & justice26%21 stories
Conflict & violence12%10 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given12%10 stories
Disasters & accidents9%7 stories
Food & livelihood4%3 stories
Shelter & services4%3 stories
Displacement1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed32 Stories reporting arrests12 Stories reporting people affected9 Stories reporting people injured5 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
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Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Austria. Ring: the world. Measured over 83 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmthabout as warm as 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
Czechia24 in 100
of its 459 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Austria21 in 100
of its 396 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Switzerland20 in 100
of its 805 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Italy19 in 100
of its 2,386 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Hungary16 in 100
of its 278 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Croatia14 in 100
of its 69 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany15 in 100
of its 2,622 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Slovenia4 in 100
of its 28 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood
Slovakia7 in 100
of its 59 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Austria (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.