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25 Sep to 24 Oct: 10 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).

What stood out The news pointed at Latvia on 1 of the 30 days held. Most on Thursday 8 October 2026: 6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 39 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

How harsh or warm the words were in Latvia's stories about people being harmed

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

warmerharsher25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: -0.72; world -0.0826 Sep: -1.26; world -0.1229 Sep: +1.67; world -0.1030 Sep: +0.06; world -0.081 Oct: +0.26; world -0.102 Oct: -0.86; world -0.105 Oct: -0.06; world -0.146 Oct: +0.26; world -0.157 Oct: -0.75; world -0.168 Oct: -0.12; world -0.119 Oct: -0.08; world -0.0910 Oct: +0.09; world -0.1612 Oct: -1.65; world -0.1413 Oct: +0.29; world -0.1214 Oct: -0.38; world -0.0719 Oct: -0.12; world -0.1720 Oct: +1.17; world -0.1122 Oct: +1.05; world -0.06
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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 Latvia most
Thursday 8 October 2026 · Conflict & violence

6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%.

that day →its stories →

In detail

against the world's news, same days

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Health34%12 stories
Rights & justice23%8 stories
Conflict & violence20%7 stories
Disasters & accidents14%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%1 story
Food & livelihood3%1 story
Shelter & services3%1 story

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting people killed8 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting abductions1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

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

Filled dot: Latvia. Ring: the world. Measured over 38 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Russia33 in 100 of its 15,087 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania12 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Belarus11 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Estonia10 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Latvia10 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health

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

Where it happened

RussiaLithuaniaEstoniaBelarus

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

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