55 of its 232 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 27 of Milan's 28 stories were about protests or strikes.
19 Oct to 25 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 Italy on 7 of the 7 days held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: 55 of its 232 stories (24%) 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
Italy: stories reporting arrests, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
ItalyThe 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 Italy most56 of its 243 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 29 of Milan's 30 stories were about protests or strikes.
72 of its 390 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
74 of its 397 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 35 of Milan's 39 stories were about protests or strikes.
74 of its 391 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 37 of Milan's 39 stories were about protests or strikes.
64 of its 317 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 23 of Milan's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.
1 more day the news pointed at Italy
66 of its 416 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Milan's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 59 million people live in Italy. Over these days its news carried 7.8 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.
Rights & justice35%160 stories
Health22%100 stories
Conflict & violence18%83 stories
Food & livelihood10%44 stories
Disasters & accidents8%36 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%24 stories
Shelter & services1%6 stories
Displacement1%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests139 Stories reporting people killed59 Stories reporting people injured51 Stories reporting people affected23 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting people falling ill1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Italy. Ring: the world. Measured over 459 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little less fearful than 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: Italy in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Italy's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France37 in 100
of its 6,506 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
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
Croatia14 in 100
of its 69 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Slovenia4 in 100
of its 28 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disastersDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Italy (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
tsunami23 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.