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18 Oct to 24 Oct: 12 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about the United Arab Emirates stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 112 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

How harsh or warm the words were in United Arab Emirates's stories about people being harmed

Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.

warmerharsher18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: +0.09; world -0.2419 Oct: +1.18; world -0.1720 Oct: +0.85; world -0.1121 Oct: +0.99; world -0.0522 Oct: +0.69; world -0.0623 Oct: +0.51; world -0.1224 Oct: +0.31; world -0.16
United Arab EmiratesThe 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 the United Arab Emirates most

Nothing about the United Arab Emirates stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 9 million people live in the United Arab Emirates. Over these days its news carried 12 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.

Health40%44 stories
Disasters & accidents29%32 stories
Conflict & violence9%10 stories
Rights & justice9%10 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%8 stories
Shelter & services5%5 stories
Displacement1%1 story

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people killed15 Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting people affected8 Stories reporting people injured1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: United Arab Emirates. Ring: the world. Measured over 112 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout one and a half times as warm as the world's Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

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

Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 2,717 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
United Arab Emirates12 in 100 of its 933 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Oman10 in 100 of its 481 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Qatar9 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

Saudi ArabiaQatarOman24 Oct, Sharjah: accidents & disasters23 Oct, Dubai: accidents & disasters

Accidents & disasters

United Arab Emirates (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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