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19 Oct to 25 Oct: 56 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Congo 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 63 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 Congo's stories about people being harmed

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

warmerharsher19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct19 Oct: -0.04; world -0.1720 Oct: +0.03; world -0.1121 Oct: -0.52; world -0.0522 Oct: -0.14; world -0.0623 Oct: -0.10; world -0.1224 Oct: +0.33; world -0.16
CongoThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Congo most

Nothing about Congo 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 6 million people live in Congo. Over these days its news carried 10 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.

Health81%51 stories
Conflict & violence11%7 stories
Disasters & accidents3%2 stories
Rights & justice3%2 stories
Displacement2%1 story

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people killed38 Stories reporting people affected8 Stories reporting arrests1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Congo. Ring: the world. Measured over 60 stories.

Feelings

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

Dot: Congo in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Congo's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

DR Congo81 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Congo56 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Central African Republic73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Gabon32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon24 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Angola16 in 100 of its 68 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

GabonDR CongoCentral African RepublicCameroonAngola

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

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