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).
26 Sep to 25 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 10 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 reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
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).
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).
20 of its 71 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
4 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).
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 8.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter 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%134 stories
Health20%65 stories
Conflict & violence15%49 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given8%27 stories
Disasters & accidents8%25 stories
Displacement7%22 stories
Food & livelihood2%7 stories
Shelter & services1%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people injured112 Stories reporting arrests102 Stories reporting people killed92 Stories reporting people affected13 Stories reporting evacuations3 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Poland. Ring: the world. Measured over 331 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: a little less than usual
Warmtha little less warm than 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 9,593 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Russia33 in 100
of its 14,893 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Poland20 in 100
of its 1,651 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Slovakia19 in 100
of its 214 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Germany16 in 100
of its 9,985 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Czechia12 in 100
of its 1,505 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belarus11 in 100
of its 357 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Lithuania11 in 100
of its 411 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 & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Poland (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.