19 of its 77 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Poland on 11 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 10 October 2026: 25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Poland: 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.
PolandThe 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 Poland most25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Warsaw accounted for 20 of Poland's 25 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets.
24 of its 66 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
44 of its 104 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories).
20 of its 71 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
18 of its 72 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
5 more days the news pointed at Poland
16 of its 85 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 5 of Warsaw's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 75 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 9 of Warsaw's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 71 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
12 of its 64 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
13 of its 65 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 38 million people live in Poland. Over these days its news carried 9.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of 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.
Rights & justice40%136 stories
Health20%69 stories
Conflict & violence15%52 stories
Disasters & accidents8%26 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%25 stories
Displacement7%25 stories
Food & livelihood3%9 stories
Shelter & services1%2 stories
Where it happened
Poland (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 injured117 Stories reporting arrests106 Stories reporting people killed91 Stories reporting people affected14 Stories reporting evacuations3 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Poland. Ring: the world. Measured over 344 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Poland in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Poland's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Ukraine39 in 100 of its 9,652 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Russia33 in 100 of its 15,087 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Poland20 in 100
of its 1,703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Slovakia18 in 100
of its 213 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Germany16 in 100
of its 10,245 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Czechia13 in 100
of its 1,526 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Lithuania12 in 100
of its 433 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Belarus11 in 100
of its 375 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.