56 of its 156 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories).
26 Sep to 25 Oct: 15 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Romania on 11 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 13 October 2026: 50 of its 161 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Romania: stories reporting people affected, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
RomaniaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
30 Sep
Bucharestattacks & violence
9 stories, 15 outlets
October 2026
5 Oct
Tulceaaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 5 outlets
5 Oct
Sfantu Gheorgheaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 8 outlets
6 Oct
Bucharestaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 18 outlets
15 Oct
Sulinaaccidents & disasters
52 stories, 70 outlets
16 Oct
Danubeaccidents & disasters
17 stories, 41 outlets
17 Oct
Bucharestaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 14 outlets
21 Oct
Bucharestattacks & violence
6 stories, 4 outlets
23 Oct
Danube Riverattacks & violence
11 stories, 12 outlets
24 Oct
Bucharestpeople displaced
5 stories, 3 outlets
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 Romania most15 of its 52 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
35 of its 133 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
70 of its 196 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
50 of its 161 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
57 of its 182 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories).
5 more days the news pointed at Romania
9 of its 28 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
9 of its 26 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%.
26 of its 172 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
24 of its 163 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
7 of its 41 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 19 million people live in Romania. Over these days its news carried 27 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds 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.
Disasters & accidents42%214 stories
Rights & justice17%85 stories
Conflict & violence14%69 stories
Health11%54 stories
Food & livelihood7%34 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%20 stories
Shelter & services3%17 stories
Displacement3%14 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected231 Stories reporting people killed174 Stories reporting arrests57 Stories reporting people injured37 Stories reporting evacuations26 Stories reporting abductions3 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Romania. Ring: the world. Measured over 506 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout as angry as the world's
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmthless warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Romania in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Romania'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 Bulgaria36 in 100 of its 1,181 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Romania15 in 100
of its 3,353 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Hungary15 in 100
of its 897 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Moldova11 in 100
of its 154 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 displaced
Romania (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
drownings13 Oct14 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.