24 Oct: 15 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
How it moved
South Korea: conflict & violence, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the world.
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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 mostNothing about South Korea stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 52 million people live in South Korea. Over these days its news carried 0.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of the world's rate (0.8 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people injured7 Stories reporting people killed4 Stories reporting people affected3 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: South Korea. Ring: the world. Measured over 17 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Russia28 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence North Korea12 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence China16 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
South Korea (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.