19 of its 72 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 18 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Argentina on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: 19 of its 72 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Argentina's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
ArgentinaThe 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 Argentina mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 46 million people live in Argentina. Over these days its news carried 1.5 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.
Health54%38 stories
Food & livelihood11%8 stories
Conflict & violence10%7 stories
Disasters & accidents10%7 stories
Rights & justice9%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%2 stories
Displacement1%1 story
Shelter & services1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed13 Stories reporting arrests4 Stories reporting people affected4 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
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Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Argentina. Ring: the world. Measured over 71 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Argentina in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Argentina's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Bolivia45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood Uruguay41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Chile21 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Argentina18 in 100
of its 402 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Paraguay15 in 100
of its 33 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood
Brazil17 in 100
of its 1,287 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 & violence
Argentina (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.