19 Oct to 25 Oct: 13 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
How it moved
United Arab Emirates: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the 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 the United Arab Emirates mostNothing about the United Arab Emirates stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 9 million people live in the United Arab Emirates. Over these days its news carried 13 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed16 Stories reporting people affected11 Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting people injured1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: United Arab Emirates. Ring: the world. Measured over 120 stories.
Feelings
Dot: United Arab Emirates in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: United Arab Emirates's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
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 & disasters
United Arab Emirates (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.