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Travis King

Travis King is a US Army soldier who crossed from South Korea into North Korea in 2023.

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20 linked stories in all years we hold

The earliest story we hold is from Jul 18, 2023.

Stories involving Travis King0 named stories in 2023

No named arcs in 2023 yet.

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every story in 2023 at its own dates
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2023

Jul 17, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023

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Week of Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023: 0 left, 2 center, 0 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 5 articles

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Jul 17, 2023 - Jul 23, 20232227815721%
Jul 24, 2023 - Jul 30, 202371975113%
Jul 31, 2023 - Aug 6, 2023253164%
Aug 7, 2023 - Aug 13, 202300000%
Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 20, 2023142787720%
Aug 21, 2023 - Aug 27, 202314293%
Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 3, 202300000%
Sep 4, 2023 - Sep 10, 202300000%
Sep 11, 2023 - Sep 17, 202300000%
Sep 18, 2023 - Sep 24, 202300000%
Sep 25, 2023 - Oct 1, 202318371614031%
Oct 2, 2023 - Oct 8, 202300000%
Oct 9, 2023 - Oct 15, 202300000%
Oct 16, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023112869118%
Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 29, 20230205under 1%

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

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31 left · 50 center · 20 right: 101 sources on the spectrum, across 20 linked stories.

Everything else18 updates in 2023 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Travis King that are not part of any story yet

  1. Oct 20Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea, charged with desertion55 articles · 25 sources
    4 left, 15 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 27– 29Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed South Korea's border into North Korea, is back in U.S.124 articles · 64 sources
    12 left, 33 center, 14 right
  3. Aug 23– 24Mother of Army private in North Korea says her son ‘has so many reasons to come home’9 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  4. Aug 15– 16North Korea asserts US soldier Travis King crossed border after becoming disillusioned with America63 articles · 46 sources
    11 left, 24 center, 7 right
  5. Aug 4US weighs whether to designate US Army soldier in North Korea a POW7 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  6. Aug 2– 3North Korea says it's investigating US soldier Travis King in 1st response to UN messages9 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  7. Jul 20– 24‘Conversation has commenced’ with North Korea over US soldier, United Nations Command says23 articles · 18 sources
    4 left, 7 center, 5 right
  8. Jul 18– 20US says North Korea didn't respond to attempt to discuss American soldier who crossed border58 articles · 29 sources
    8 left, 13 center, 3 right

Stories that name Travis King

  1. Oct 20Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, held by US military, authorities say41 articles · 27 sources
    7 left, 16 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 27– 28US secures the release of the soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago - Hawaii Tribune-Herald16 articles · 12 sources
    5 left, 6 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 27North Korea says it will expel the U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July9 articles · 8 sources
    4 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 24UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea over detained U.S. soldier35 articles · 21 sources
    5 left, 12 center, 3 right
  5. Jul 19North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of US soldier who crossed border41 articles · 19 sources
    7 left, 8 center, 3 right
  6. Jul 19What do we know about the US soldier in North Korea and what might come next?13 articles · 9 sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 19Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt25 articles · 11 sources
    3 left, 4 center, 4 right
  8. Jul 19– 20American soldier's dash into North Korea leaves family members wondering why24 articles · 18 sources
    6 left, 9 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 25Mother of soldier charged with desertion to North Korea says family plans to 'fight charges hard'5 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 15– 16North Korea claims US soldier seeks refuge, fled 'racism'20 articles · 8 sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right