Samoa

19 Oct to 25 Oct: 11 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Samoa 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 9 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
People killedPeople affected

Samoa: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories

Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.

100.043.619 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct19 Oct: 100.0; world 49.025 Oct: 90.9; world 51.2
SamoaThe world

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

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

In detail

against the world's news, same days

Parts of life

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

Disasters & accidents33%3 stories
Rights & justice22%2 stories
Shelter & services22%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given11%1 story
Health11%1 story

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people killed2 Stories reporting people affected1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

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

Filled dot: Samoa. Ring: the world. Measured over 8 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

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

Where it happened

Samoa (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.

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