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KBS World
KBS World is the international broadcasting arm of the Korean Broadcasting System, based in Seoul, South Korea, and known for providing global audiences with news and cultural content from a Korean perspective. Its coverage heavily focuses on South Korea and the United States, with 125 and 104 headlines respectively, while showing a notably sympathetic stance toward South Korean political figure Lee.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
South KoreaJun 1 · 35iSouth Korea
Peak: week of Jun 1 — 35 titles
Total: 428 · 28 active weeks
By month:
- Jan89
- Feb59
- Mar43
- Apr86
- May66
- Jun74
- Jul11
United StatesMay 11 · 23iUnited States
Peak: week of May 11 — 23 titles
Total: 201 · 26 active weeks
By month:
- Jan20
- Feb27
- Mar40
- Apr31
- May48
- Jun34
- Jul1
TRUMPMay 11 · 19iTRUMP
Peak: week of May 11 — 19 titles
Total: 128 · 25 active weeks
By month:
- Jan7
- Feb15
- Mar30
- Apr21
- May38
- Jun16
- Jul1
LEEApr 20 · 15iLEE
Peak: week of Apr 20 — 15 titles
Total: 114 · 24 active weeks
By month:
- Jan29
- Feb7
- Mar8
- Apr34
- May10
- Jun24
- Jul2
ChinaMay 11 · 16iChina
Peak: week of May 11 — 16 titles
Total: 42 · 13 active weeks
By month:
- Jan4
- Feb1
- Mar4
- May18
- Jun12
- Jul3
XIMay 11 · 15iXI
Peak: week of May 11 — 15 titles
Total: 33 · 8 active weeks
By month:
- Jan2
- Mar1
- May16
- Jun11
- Jul3
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
KIM· 43
North Korea· 41YOON· 21
Iran· 20
Japan· 11CHO· 11OH· 9CHONG· 8
United Nations· 8NATO· 7VANCE· 7HAN· 6CHUNG· 6HEGSETH· 6
Pakistan· 5
North Korea· 41YOON· 21Iran· 20Japan· 11CHO· 11OH· 9CHONG· 8United Nations· 8NATO· 7VANCE· 7HAN· 6CHUNG· 6HEGSETH· 6Pakistan· 5Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
LifetimeSecurity20.6%Politics39.6%Economy35.3%Society4.5%
By month2026-01i2026-02i2026-03i2026-04i
Jan 2026
282 titles
- Security14.5%
- Politics43.6%
- Economy37.2%
- Society4.6%
Feb 2026
135 titles
- Security24.4%
- Politics15.6%
- Economy51.9%
- Society8.1%
Mar 2026
302 titles
- Security18.2%
- Politics46.0%
- Economy32.1%
- Society3.6%
Apr 2026
237 titles
- Security28.7%
- Politics40.1%
- Economy27.8%
- Society3.4%
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
KR EXECUTIVE
25.8%
US EXECUTIVE
15.9%
NONE
7.1%
CORPORATION
6.8%
KP EXECUTIVE
4.5%
STATE EXECUTIVE
2.8%
KR STATE EXECUTIVE
2.3%
CN EXECUTIVE
2.2%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
FOREIGN POLICY
45.3%
ECONOMY
21.6%
SECURITY
14.5%
GOVERNANCE
11.1%
SOCIETY
4.1%
TECHNOLOGY
3.2%
MEDIA
0.2%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
16.0%
Tuesday
17.1%
Wednesday
17.9%
Thursday
19.9%
Friday
14.9%
Saturday
7.6%
Sunday
6.7%
peak hour: 06:00 UTC