Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tirana (Albania) and people injured in Palestine and Italy. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
27 of its 50 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tirana accounted for 24 of Albania's 27 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 22 of Tirana's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
114 of its 185 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
71 of its 366 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
19 of its 31 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Typhoon was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm.
5 of its 12 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 4 of Ljubljana's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
37 of its 104 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
35 of its 109 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
flooding in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Russia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Oct. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it.
Based on 12,829 stories about harm among 68,701 counted on 16 Oct.
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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Albania. of the day's 68,701 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Albania stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the typhoon ran about three times their usual in Guam's news. On 16 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 68,701 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
Albania: 27 of its 50 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Palestine: 114 of its 185 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%.
Italy: 71 of its 366 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
Guam: 19 of its 31 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
Mentions of the typhoon ran about three times their usual in Guam's news.
Mentions of flooding ran about 10 times their usual in Türkiye's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Albania.
A year earlier, on 16 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
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