Samoa

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25 Sep to 24 Oct: 12 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 Samoa on 1 of the 30 days held. Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 7 of its 16 stories (44%) 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 40 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Samoa: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.

44%0%25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 0%; world 18%26 Sep: 22%; world 18%27 Sep: 0%; world 20%28 Sep: 25%; world 19%29 Sep: 44%; world 18% · rights and justice Samoa30 Sep: 12%; world 18%1 Oct: 0%; world 19%2 Oct: 8%; world 19%3 Oct: 0%; world 20%4 Oct: 8%; world 19%5 Oct: 7%; world 19%6 Oct: 18%; world 19%7 Oct: 0%; world 19%8 Oct: 15%; world 20%9 Oct: 17%; world 20%10 Oct: 11%; world 22%11 Oct: 0%; world 23%12 Oct: 10%; world 20%13 Oct: 6%; world 20%14 Oct: 10%; world 19%15 Oct: 0%; world 19%16 Oct: 12%; world 19%17 Oct: 15%; world 19%18 Oct: 33%; world 20%19 Oct: 20%; world 19%20 Oct: 13%; world 18%21 Oct: 10%; world 18%22 Oct: 0%; world 19%23 Oct: 0%; world 19%24 Oct: 7%; world 19%
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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 Samoa most
Tuesday 29 September 2026 · Rights & justice

7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.

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.

Rights & justice33%13 stories
Disasters & accidents15%6 stories
Shelter & services15%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given13%5 stories
Health10%4 stories
Conflict & violence5%2 stories
Displacement5%2 stories
Food & livelihood3%1 story

Where it happened

Samoa (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people killed6 Stories reporting arrests4 Stories reporting people affected2 Stories reporting abductions1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

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

Filled dot: Samoa. Ring: the world. Measured over 33 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Niue70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Kiribati22 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents French Polynesia21 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Tonga15 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Samoa12 in 100 of its 347 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.

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