Poland

19 Oct to 25 Oct: 16 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 2 of the 7 days held. Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: 9 of Warsaw's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 61 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
People killedArrestsPeople affectedPeople injured

Poland: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories

Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.

200.017.519 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct19 Oct: 31.7; world 49.020 Oct: 17.5; world 45.622 Oct: 26.7; world 44.624 Oct: 27.0; world 49.325 Oct: 200.0; world 51.2
PolandThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

Scroll 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 most

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 38 million people live in Poland. Over these days its news carried 1.6 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.

Health43%26 stories
Rights & justice26%16 stories
Conflict & violence15%9 stories
Disasters & accidents7%4 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%3 stories
Food & livelihood3%2 stories
Displacement2%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed10 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting people affected4 Stories reporting people injured1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Poland. Ring: the world. Measured over 61 stories.

Feelings

Angera little angrier than the world's Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Poland in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Poland's own usual (the 30 days before).

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