13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
25 Sep to 24 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 the Bahamas on 2 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Bahamas: 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.
BahamasThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Nassauaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 4 outlets
27 Sep
Nassauaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 5 outlets
28 Sep
Nassauattacks & violence
7 stories, 7 outlets
29 Sep
Nassauaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 3 outlets
October 2026
6 Oct
New Providenceaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 4 outlets
9 Oct
New Providencedeaths, cause not given
5 stories, 3 outlets
23 Oct
Alice Townaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 6 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 the Bahamas most21 of its 70 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents34%88 stories
Health29%75 stories
Rights & justice14%37 stories
Shelter & services8%20 stories
Food & livelihood7%19 stories
Conflict & violence4%11 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%9 stories
Displacement1%2 stories
Where it happened
Bahamas (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 killed58 Stories reporting people affected32 Stories reporting arrests21 Stories reporting people injured12 Stories reporting people displaced5 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Bahamas. Ring: the world. Measured over 264 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Bahamas in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Bahamas's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti45 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Cuba44 in 100 of its 2,469 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Dominican Republic23 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Bahamas21 in 100
of its 1,229 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
US20 in 100
of its 497,375 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.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
drownings23 Oct10 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.