40 of its 197 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 15 of Athens' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 19 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Greece on 9 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 26 September 2026: 95 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Greece: 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.
GreeceThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Athensaccidents & disasters
44 stories, 226 outlets
26 Sep
Athensaccidents & disasters
84 stories, 279 outlets
27 Sep
Athensaccidents & disasters
36 stories, 56 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Athensaccidents & disasters
9 stories, 11 outlets
1 Oct
Rethymnoaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 7 outlets
1 Oct
Koroneiaaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 13 outlets
7 Oct
Athensprotests & strikes
23 stories, 61 outlets
8 Oct
Athensattacks & violence
16 stories, 19 outlets
11 Oct
Athenspeople displaced
5 stories, 4 outlets
14 Oct
Archangelosaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 17 outlets
15 Oct
Athensaccidents & disasters
10 stories, 12 outlets
19 Oct
Lesbosaccidents & disasters
21 stories, 39 outlets
21 Oct
Athensprotests & strikes
23 stories, 45 outlets
24 Oct
Athensattacks & violence
6 stories, 8 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 Greece most50 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
41 of its 213 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 13 of Athens' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.
48 of its 121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Athens accounted for 36 of Greece's 48 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets.
95 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Athens accounted for 84 of Greece's 95 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets.
56 of its 187 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Athens accounted for 44 of Greece's 56 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets.
3 more days the news pointed at Greece
49 of its 266 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
50 of its 263 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 182 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 10 million people live in Greece. Over these days its news carried 91 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about three 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.
Disasters & accidents30%270 stories
Health22%196 stories
Rights & justice22%194 stories
Conflict & violence8%71 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%59 stories
Displacement5%46 stories
Food & livelihood5%43 stories
Shelter & services2%17 stories
Where it happened
Greece (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 killed237 Stories reporting people affected182 Stories reporting people injured132 Stories reporting arrests51 Stories reporting refugees18 Stories reporting evacuations18 Stories reporting abductions5Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Greece. Ring: the world. Measured over 900 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Greece in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Greece's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Bulgaria36 in 100 of its 1,152 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Albania34 in 100 of its 748 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Türkiye27 in 100 of its 4,091 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
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.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
building collapse26 Sep18 of its stories that day, about 10 times its usual · also 25 SepCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.