33 of its 117 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at South Korea on 18 of the 30 days held.
Most on Monday 28 September 2026: 84 of its 221 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
South Korea: 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.
South KoreaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Seoulattacks & violence
14 stories, 15 outlets
27 Sep
Seoulattacks & violence
16 stories, 13 outlets
28 Sep
Seoulattacks & violence
64 stories, 61 outlets
30 Sep
Seoulattacks & violence
44 stories, 52 outlets
October 2026
3 Oct
Seoulattacks & violence
27 stories, 63 outlets
6 Oct
Seoulattacks & violence
43 stories, 36 outlets
8 Oct
Seoulattacks & violence
35 stories, 142 outlets
10 Oct
Seoulpeople displaced
20 stories, 18 outlets
21 Oct
Seouldeaths, cause not given
46 stories, 94 outlets
22 Oct
Seoulattacks & violence
39 stories, 92 outlets
24 Oct
Seoulattacks & violence
9 stories, 60 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 South Korea most51 of its 184 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
38 of its 141 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories).
68 of its 271 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories).
84 of its 221 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 64 of South Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets.
22 of its 88 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).
12 more days the news pointed at South Korea
75 of its 345 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
38 of its 222 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
50 of its 257 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
70 of its 276 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
53 of its 239 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories).
56 of its 286 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).
59 of its 263 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
21 of its 101 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
55 of its 261 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories).
39 of its 266 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
49 of its 214 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).
25 of its 116 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 52 million people live in South Korea. Over these days its news carried 25 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of 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.
Conflict & violence26%332 stories
Health25%309 stories
Rights & justice21%268 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given13%159 stories
Disasters & accidents7%91 stories
Food & livelihood4%45 stories
Displacement3%37 stories
Shelter & services1%17 stories
Where it happened
South Korea (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 injured470 Stories reporting arrests232 Stories reporting people killed166 Stories reporting people affected160 Stories reporting evacuations34 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting people displaced2 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: South Korea. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,314 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: South Korea in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: South Korea's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Russia33 in 100 of its 15,087 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence North Korea33 in 100 of its 733 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Korea21 in 100
of its 6,225 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Japan14 in 100
of its 13,605 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
China12 in 100
of its 29,510 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.