18 Oct to 24 Oct: 12 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
How it moved
Hong Kong: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightNo events in these days.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Hong Kong mostNothing about Hong Kong stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 8 million people live in Hong Kong. Over these days its news carried 5.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed12 Stories reporting people affected9 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting arrests1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Hong Kong. Ring: the world. Measured over 41 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Taiwan28 in 100 of its 872 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Philippines21 in 100 of its 3,139 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Vietnam14 in 100 of its 766 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice China13 in 100 of its 7,650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Hong Kong (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.