Taiwan

25 Oct: 33 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (20).

What stood out The news pointed at Taiwan on 1 of the 1 day held. Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: 19 of its 57 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 19 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Taiwan: 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.

12.05.325 Oct25 Oct: 5.3; world 12.0
TaiwanThe 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 Taiwan most
Sunday 25 October 2026 · Disasters & accidents

19 of its 57 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 23 million people live in Taiwan. Over these days its news carried 0.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.

Disasters & accidents61%11 stories
Rights & justice28%5 stories
Conflict & violence6%1 story
Food & livelihood6%1 story

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting arrests2 Stories reporting people killed2 Stories reporting people affected1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: Taiwan. Ring: the world. Measured over 19 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Where it happened

Accidents & disasters

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

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