7 of its 17 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 3 of Beirut's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 34 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Lebanon on 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Friday 23 October 2026: 21 of its 46 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Lebanon: 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.
LebanonThe 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 Lebanon most21 of its 46 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 6 million people live in Lebanon. Over these days its news carried 16 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about twice 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 & violence68%60 stories
Disasters & accidents9%8 stories
Rights & justice7%6 stories
Food & livelihood5%4 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%3 stories
Health3%3 stories
Displacement2%2 stories
Shelter & services2%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed24 Stories reporting people affected19 Stories reporting arrests16 Stories reporting people displaced14 Stories reporting people injured6 Stories reporting refugees3 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Lebanon. Ring: the world. Measured over 87 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
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Lebanon in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Lebanon's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Palestine62 in 100
of its 981 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan48 in 100
of its 699 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Israel46 in 100
of its 3,744 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Syria36 in 100
of its 327 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Lebanon34 in 100
of its 262 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
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 & violenceProtests & strikes
Lebanon (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.