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Arcs in and about Seoul from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 470 stories · 2,094 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2023

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

5 of 499 stories this year · 10 about Seoul

Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks · 30 articles, Dec 27Russian drone and artillery attack kills 6 in Ukraine and knocks out power in a major city · 12 articles, Dec 27Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack · 17 articles, Dec 27Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says · 45 articles, Dec 29Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring more than 100, Kyiv officials say · 31 articles, Dec 29

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023650 articles20244137 articles20251513 articles20261334 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jan 1, 202417348178
Jan 8, 202410205102
Jan 15, 202411183106
Jan 22, 2024520487
Jan 29, 202410176103
Feb 5, 20241313475
Feb 12, 2024314449
Feb 19, 2024618375
Feb 26, 2024617480
Mar 4, 202436330
Mar 11, 2024712347
Mar 18, 20249337154
Mar 25, 20241117483
Apr 1, 2024617464
Apr 8, 2024811465
Apr 15, 20241225
Apr 22, 202479333
Apr 29, 202476431
May 6, 202467435
May 13, 202412210
May 20, 2024312535
May 27, 202410329138
Jun 3, 2024719572
Jun 10, 2024714463
Jun 17, 2024244219273
Jun 24, 2024717464
Jul 1, 202425120
Jul 8, 202458332
Jul 15, 202426119
Jul 22, 202449433
Jul 29, 202456228
Aug 5, 2024610234
Aug 12, 20240309
Aug 19, 20241103
Aug 26, 2024416767
Sep 2, 20240719
Sep 9, 2024310327
Sep 16, 202429122
Sep 23, 202404217
Sep 30, 202428326
Oct 7, 202427523
Oct 14, 2024710536
Oct 21, 20241121867
Oct 28, 20249248109
Nov 4, 2024315740
Nov 11, 202428326
Nov 18, 2024211225
Nov 25, 2024625385
Dec 2, 2024265615302
Dec 9, 202416419175
Dec 16, 2024219450
Dec 23, 202412379200
Dec 30, 2024173911254
Jan 6, 2025221578
Jan 13, 202514337149
Jan 20, 2025711550
Jan 27, 2025312533
Feb 3, 202514212
Feb 10, 20251114
Feb 17, 202539348
Feb 24, 202559236
Mar 3, 202511266105
Mar 10, 202525424
Mar 24, 20251018587
Mar 31, 2025615658
Apr 7, 202539422
Apr 14, 20250316
Apr 21, 202535113
Apr 28, 2025815558
May 5, 20251318
May 19, 202538422
May 26, 202527131
Jun 2, 2025919464
Jun 9, 20252308
Jun 23, 202512110
Jun 30, 20252206
Jul 7, 202505117
Jul 28, 2025211732
Aug 4, 202507118
Aug 11, 202536134
Aug 18, 20251102
Aug 25, 20251115
Sep 1, 2025317351
Sep 8, 2025916278
Sep 22, 202503010
Sep 29, 202533012
Oct 13, 20250315
Oct 20, 202526418
Oct 27, 20254121155
Nov 3, 202527116
Nov 10, 20250115
Dec 22, 202533318
Dec 29, 202544013
Jan 5, 20263115
Jan 12, 202633415
Jan 26, 202637416
Feb 2, 20261305
Feb 9, 20264128
Feb 16, 202659437
Mar 9, 2026819878
Mar 16, 2026310031
Mar 23, 202624221
Apr 6, 202622110
Apr 13, 202615319
Apr 20, 202612111
Apr 27, 20262115
May 4, 202624210
May 25, 20261318
Jun 1, 20260202
Jun 8, 202627324
Jun 22, 20262104
Jun 29, 202602112
Jul 6, 202618229
Jul 13, 202675435
Jul 20, 2026714488
Jul 27, 202611156138
Aug 3, 202627439
Aug 10, 2026220996
Aug 17, 2026224216254
Aug 24, 202639117
Aug 31, 202638323
Sep 7, 2026820878
Sep 14, 2026717351
Sep 21, 202629429
Sep 28, 202637317

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else43 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Seoul that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 29North Korea's new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 14South Korea scrambles jets over Chinese, Russian warplanes – DW7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 27Seoul Says North Korea Restores Border Guard Posts as Tensions Rise Over Satellite Launch10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  4. Nov 20– 23South Korea partially suspends inter-Korean agreement after the North says it launched spy satellite21 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 9Blinken in Seoul for talks as N. Korea-Russia boost military ties11 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 2 right
  6. Nov 1– 2North Korea Has Likely Sent Missiles as Well as Ammunition and Shells to Russia, Seoul Says17 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 2 right
  7. Oct 26South Korea, US and Japan condemn North Korea's alleged supply of munitions to Russia - The Daily Reporter10 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Seoul

  1. Dec 31North Korea's Kim says he'll launch 3 more spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 202447 articles · 37 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 28North Korea’s Kim Jong-un vows to bolster war readiness to repel U.S.-led confrontations6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 27Kim Jong-un boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 27South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of 'Parasite' found dead103 articles · 61 independent sources
    8 left, 16 center, 6 right
  5. Dec 22North Korea's reported use of a nuclear complex reactor might be an attempt to make bomb fuels6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 21North Korea’s Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Dec 21South Korean court orders Japanese firms to compensate more wartime Korean workers for forced labor6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Dec 20U.S. flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North's long-range missile launch5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Dec 19Kim Jong-un threatens ‘more offensive actions’ against U.S. after watching powerful missile test6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Dec 17– 18North Korea launches ballistic missile amid US-South Korea nuclear deterrence talks44 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 29Bill Granger, Australian chef who brought avocado toast to the world, dies at 547 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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