29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 30 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 Iraq on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Monday 19 October 2026: 29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Iraq: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
IraqThe 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 Iraq mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 44 million people live in Iraq. Over these days its news carried 1.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of 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.
Conflict & violence58%46 stories
Rights & justice22%17 stories
Health6%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%4 stories
Displacement4%3 stories
Disasters & accidents3%2 stories
Food & livelihood3%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed32 Stories reporting people injured10 Stories reporting people affected7 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting abductions5 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Iraq. Ring: the world. Measured over 79 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Iraq in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Iraq's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 2,717 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Jordan45 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Syria35 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Iran32 in 100 of its 2,821 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iraq30 in 100
of its 271 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Türkiye23 in 100
of its 1,057 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Kuwait22 in 100
of its 129 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 & violence
Iraq (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.