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Korea Herald
Herald
Media
CEO:
Yoo
Byung
Chang
Editor:
Nam Hyun
Choi
Centre?
A broadsheet format newspaper established in 1953
and part of the Herald Media group.
Website:
40,000 views
per day
Previously known as The Korea Republic, it was
renamed The Korea Herald in 1965.
Senior
Editorial
Writer:
Kun Ha Yu
Claims to be Korea’s number one English
newspaper, with over 50% of the market share.
Also part of the Asian News Network. Launched
online news service 1996.
North Korea
Writers:
Shin Hae-in
Kim Sohyun
The Korea Times
The
Hankook
Ilbo
President
/CEO:
Park
Moo
Jong
Guest writers
on NK: Tong
Kim
Donald Kirk,
Andrei
Lankov
North Korean
reporters:
Sunny Lee
Kim Young
Jin
Kwaak Je-yup
Na Jeong Ju
Newspaper:
35,500
English
Version
A 2009 independent report ranked it first among
English daily newspapers in Korea. Website
receives over 40,000 views per day and
Centre
Now a broadsheet format, The Korea Times
published its first edition on November 1950, right
after the outbreak of the Korean War.
Korea
Times:
22,000
It is the oldest independent newspaper in Korea. Its
articles are published in 160 countries and it has
republishing rights for Los Angeles Times and New
York Times articles.
However
sister paper
the Hankook
Ilbo has a
circulation of
700,000
The Korea Times has benefited from the successful
incorporation of scholars on North Korea, such as
Andrei Lankov.
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KBS News
News Sources
Public
serviceLicense fee
and
advertiseme
nt revenue
President
/CEO/Ne
ws
Director:
Kim InKyu
Articles are
attributed to
KBS network
?
Largest of four Korean broadcasters, KBS operate
three TV, seven radio and four DMB channels.
First broadcast was over the radio in 1927. Radio
now broadcasts in 11 languages across the globe.
Last year launched 24hr news service over the
internet and TV. It also runs KBS America and
KBS Japan
In 2010 collected total revenue of 1.35 trillion won;
Licensing fees: 557.5 billion won (41.3%)
Advertising 520.3 billion won (38.5%)
Other sources: 273 billion won (20.2%
The Chosun- Ilbo
Privately
owned,
funded from
advertising
and sales
revenue.
President
& CEO:
Bang
SangHoon
Editor:
Kim Chang-gi
Very
Coservativ
e
Established in 1920 the daily Chosun Ilbo claims to
be standing for ‘justice, building culture, industrial
development and impartiality’. However, it has a
reputation as the most conservative newspaper in
Korea.
It is also the number one tabloid paper with 30% of
domestic market. Claims to be read by 10 million
people every day but this is a dubious figure arrived
at by multiplying circulation by the average number
of people per household.
Nevertheless, 12.4% of Korean households have a
subscription.
The paper’s main readership is graduates
professional workers, and public services. It also
has English Chinese and Japanese versions.
2,450,000
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The Hankyoreh
News Sources
Owned by
about 62,000
shareholders
CEO:
Chung
Tae-Ki
North Korean
Reporters:
Favours
free speech
Kwon Taeho,Washington
Correspondent
Progressiv
e/Left /
nationalist
Park Min-heeBeijing
Correspondent
Son Won-jeStaff
Writer
Park Byongsu- Senior
Staff Writer
Yoon Young
JungRepresentative
Director
Literally meaning one Nation, Hankyoreh is one of
Korea’s few progressive/left leaning dailies. It was
established May 1988 as an independent newspaper
by a group of journalists critical of mainstream
press.
Has a strong nationalist sentiment and claims
external forces divided Korea. It is committed to
reunification
Reporting of inter-Korean and East Asian affairs is
based on its editorial policy seeking reconciliation,
stability and peaceful co-prosperity through
dialogue rather than pressure on government of
North Korea.
Hankyoreh claims readership of the newspaper is
evenly distributed between provinces and the major
metropolitan areas, of which 63.2% were in their
twenties and thirties, and 44.5% were college
graduates.
Recently the Hankyoreh launched its 'second stage
growth plan.' aimed at online media.
It also has two sister magazines;
Hankyoreh 21 a weekly newsmagazine in Korea. Its
circulation stand at 100,000 copies. And Cine 21
established in 1995 as a weekly to promote film.
Approx.:
600,000
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Daily NK
News Sources
Private
Publisher
: Han ki
Hong
Editor
Sohn
Kwang
Joo
Hwang Jang
Yop
South
Korean
Nationalist
Conservati
ve
Founded December 2004 Daily NK is an online
newspaper focusing on issues relating to North
Korea. The site is run by opponents of the North
Korean government,
Daily NK specialises in retrieving information from
a network of informants. Its sources inside North
Korea communicate with the Seoul-based office
using cell phones along the North Korea-China
border. Also interviews defectors in China.
The paper also operates a dedicated research
analysis team and carries guest commentary from
Korean academics and members of International
Think tanks, including the conservative Heritage
Foundation.
Hwang Jang Yop, the former North Korean
politician the most high ranking defector
contributes columns to the site
Its web sites carries a database of North Korean
related articles, stories, pictures and documents
Daily NK reliance on defectors has led to criticism
of the accuracy and reliability of its stories. The
North Korean news agency, KCNA, has also
criticised Daily NK for what it called "anti-DPRK
smear campaigns".
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Open Radio for North Korea
News Sources
?
CEO:
Young
Howard
Prodemocracy
Established September 2005, ORNK broadcasts
radio programs to the listeners in North Korea.
ORNK purportedly supports ‘true’ reconciliation
between North and South Korea.
It broadcasts to North Korea and three northeastern
Chinese provinces.
Broadcasting times are 14:00-15:00 (21:00-22:00
UTC) over Shortwave 7550-7510 kHz
A selection of past broadcasts can be downloaded
from its website, which also contains a news
section of reports gathered from informants in
North Korea.
However, Ha Tae-Keung conceded that reports may
be unreliable “Because our sources have never
been trained in journalism, exaggeration is a
problem for us",
The Dong-A Ilbo
Privately
owned
CEO:
Kim Jae
hoe
Unattributed
Conservati
ve
Established in 1920as a Korean nationalist paper
its title mean s East Asia Daily it is the 3rd largest
tabloid in South Korea. It is generally considered to
be conservative, although not as much as the
leading Chosun Ilbo.
It is affiliated to six foreign newspapers including
The New York Times, Asahi Shimbun and The
Times. It also publishes global editions in 90 cities
worldwide including New York, London, Paris and
Frankfurt.
The newspaper claims about 51% of the readers are
in their 30s - 40s
It also has a selection of sister magazines including
2,100,000
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a weekly and annual magazines.
However, DongA’s English website is probably the
least developed in comparison to other English
news sources in Korea.
Yonhap News
Publically
funded
President
and
CEO:
Park,
Jungchan
Unattributed
Moderate
Launched December 1981, Yonhap now provides
300 news items per day to customers, broadcasters
and newspapers.
It employs 550 journalists and photographers, 73 of
which are foreign correspondents
It provides newswires in Chinese, Japanese and
English.
Notably, in December 2002 Yonhap agreed to
provide North Korean news under a contract to
exchange news services with the Korean Central
News Agency (KCNA) of North Korea.
As a public broadcaster Yonhap is require to
promote the country’s image potentially conflicting
with freedom of press.
Generally
provides
information
and articles
to
newspapers.
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People's Daily
JoongAng Ilbo
News Sources
Owned and
published by
The
Communist
Party of
China
(CCP)
Joongang
Ilbo
And
Joongang
Media
Network
Zhang
Yannong
Communis
t
Pro-China
Established June 1948, based in Chaoyang China, is
considered by UNESCO as one of top ten circulated
news
Approx.
3,000,000
Was originally run by Mao’s personal secretary,
editorials in the People's Daily are regarded as
authoritative statements of Chinese government
policy. North Korean overage analysis can be
considered a reflection of Chinese governments
current relations with Pyongyang.
Lho
Cholsoo
North Korea
Reporters:
Christine Kim
Kim Hee Jin
Business
friendly/C
onservativ
e
Has over 1000 journalist uploading 10,000 articles
a day. Online edition began 1997 and provides
websites in Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, Mongolian, English,
Japanese, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
Established September 1965, Joongang Ilbo is the
second most popular tabloid. However, its English
section, founded Oct 2000, lags behind Korea
Herald and KoreaTimes with a circulation of
21,200.
English language section incorporates articles from
the International Herald Tribune
2,200,000
daily
21,200
English
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KCNA
News Sources
DPRK State
run media
Unattributed
Communis
t/ProNorth
Korean
Established December 1946, with headquarters in
Pyongyang, remains the sole news agency of north
Korea
In December 1996, KCNA began publishing its
news articles on the Internet with a web server
located in Japan. Since October 2010, stories are
published from Pyongyang. Recently output has
increased to include world stories with published in
English Spanish and Russian.
KCNA website claims to have bureaus in six
countries, including Russia and the People's
Republic of China and employ over 2,000 people.
As a tradition, KCNA, along with the three main
state run newspapers in North Korea, publishes a
joint New Year editorial that outlines the country's
policies for the year. The editorials usually offer
praise for the government and leadership.
Media is tightly controlled in North Korea and the
KCNA essentially acts as an instrument of
government, barring any criticism of countries
leadership.
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Arirang
Naenara
News Sources
A public
service
agency
shared
ownership
with Korean
international
broadcasting
Foundation
North
Korean State
owned
President
and CEO
/ Arirang
TV &
Radio:
Unattributed
?
Named after a traditional Korean song, Arirang is
an English broadcasting station based in Korea.
Station was launched in 1997and broadcasts
globally
It claims to be Korea’s premier English-language
channel but has been criticised for censoring
negative views of Korea.
Kuk-Lok
Chung
Communis
t
Pro-North
Korean
Established around 2003, Naenara literally means
‘my country’ in Korean. It is an internet based
information source and the largest website of North
Korea.
It contains various news sections: Korea Today,
Foreign Trade, Korea, and Pyongyang Times. The
site offers news and information in in English,
French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese and
Arabic, Japanese.
Naenara also provides information and material on
Korean culture, industry and Pyongyang’s views
on history and politics
As of July 2011, the site recorded around
64,000,000 hits.
Media is tightly controlled in North Korea and the
KCNA essentially acts as an instrument of
government, barring any criticism of countries
leadership.
Approx:
64,000,000
hits by July
2011
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Radio Free Asia
News Sources
Non-profit,
privately
owned
corporation.
Receives
funding
from US
government
Run by
the
Broadcas
ting
Board of
Governor
s:
North Korean
Service:
Chair:
Victor H.
Ashe
Jinkuk Kim
Min Suk Choi
Moon Sung
Hui
Joshua Lipes.
Parameswaran
Ponnudurai.
Freedom
of
expression
and
opinion
Prodemocracy
Based in Washington DC and founded March 1996,
RFA broadcasts news and information in nine
native Asian languages to listeners who do not have
access to full and free news media.
RFA claims its purpose is to provide a forum for a
variety of opinions and voices from within these
Asian countries.
The source is privately owned but funded by the US
Government through an annual grant from the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
Its coverage on events occurring in and/or affecting
the countries to which it broadcasts. Its North
Korean broadcast was launched in March 1997. It
currently broadcast 5 hours per day, seven days a
week.
Other broadcasts include China (Cantonese,
Mandarin and Uygar), Tibet, Myanmar, Laos,
Vietnam and Cambodia.
In 2004, the station launched an online news
service in Korean. Although it does not express
editorial opinions, it provides news, analysis,
commentary, and cultural programming. It also
releases podcasts and RSS feeds.
Since broadcasting began in 1996, Chinese
authorities have consistently jammed RFA
broadcasts. Other countries including Vietnam and
North Korea continue to attempt to do so. KCNA
has referred to RFA as a tool of psychological
warfare.
Despite this, RFA has Won Numerous awards for
its human rights work.
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