Russia

24 Oct: 28 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Russia 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 70 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Russia: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed

Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.

78.612.624 Oct24 Oct: 78.6; world 12.6
RussiaThe 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 Russia most

Nothing about Russia stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 144 million people live in Russia. Over these days its news carried 0.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (0.8 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.

Conflict & violence29%20 stories
Displacement25%17 stories
Rights & justice14%10 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given9%6 stories
Disasters & accidents9%6 stories
Health7%5 stories
Food & livelihood7%5 stories

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.

Filled dot: Russia. Ring: the world. Measured over 69 stories.

Feelings

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

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

Its neighbours, same days

Ukraine38 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Russia28 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Mongolia60 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Lithuania50 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Estonia50 in 100 of its 2 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Georgia22 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Belarus0 in 100 of its 1 stories were about people being harmed · mostly Latvia0 in 100 of its 1 stories were about people being harmed · mostly Kazakhstan14 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Finland13 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice North Korea12 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Poland14 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health China16 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Norway10 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Japan13 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Azerbaijan7 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed · mostly displacement

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

Where it happened

People displaced

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

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