22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 34 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Venezuela on 12 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 8 October 2026: 69 of its 117 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Venezuela: 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.
VenezuelaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
26 Sep
Caracasprotests & strikes
6 stories, 6 outlets
28 Sep
Caracasprotests & strikes
15 stories, 29 outlets
29 Sep
Caracasprotests & strikes
5 stories, 7 outlets
30 Sep
La Guairaaccidents & disasters
9 stories, 22 outlets
October 2026
9 Oct
Caracasprotests & strikes
21 stories, 22 outlets
17 Oct
Caracasprotests & strikes
5 stories, 4 outlets
23 Oct
Caracasprotests & strikes
7 stories, 8 outlets
23 Oct
Valenciaprotests & strikes
9 stories, 11 outlets
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 Venezuela most45 of its 77 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Caracas accounted for 35 of Venezuela's 45 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.
36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of Caracas' 21 stories were about protests or strikes.
69 of its 117 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caracas accounted for 43 of Venezuela's 69 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets.
22 of its 45 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 13 of Caracas' 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
14 of its 40 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
6 more days the news pointed at Venezuela
23 of its 72 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 6 of Valencia's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
7 of its 30 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 4 of Caracas' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
21 of its 55 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
20 of its 65 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 4 of Caracas' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
10 of its 41 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 3 of Caracas' 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
17 of its 47 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 28 million people live in Venezuela. Over these days its news carried 18 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (36 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.
Rights & justice68%336 stories
Disasters & accidents13%62 stories
Health7%33 stories
Conflict & violence6%31 stories
Shelter & services2%10 stories
Displacement2%9 stories
Food & livelihood2%9 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%4 stories
Where it happened
Venezuela (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 arrests150 Stories reporting people killed82 Stories reporting abductions43 Stories reporting people affected35 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting people displaced8 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Venezuela. Ring: the world. Measured over 492 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Venezuela in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Venezuela's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Venezuela34 in 100
of its 1,441 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Colombia33 in 100
of its 1,086 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Guyana23 in 100
of its 922 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Brazil16 in 100
of its 5,179 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Trinidad & Tobago15 in 100
of its 1,024 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
illness23 Oct11 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualflooding15 Oct13 of its stories that day, about 9 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.