Graphic detail | The year of Ukraine
War replaces disease as the world’s most newsworthy subject
Russia’s invasion accounted for one-quarter of news-reading hours
Just as in 2020 and 2021, during the past year a single story has dominated news coverage. Rather than covid-19, however, in 2022 readers have focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “The year of Ukraine”
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Graphic detail December 24th 2022
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