Kyunghyang Shinmun
Circulation 350,000[4] | | |
Website | khan.co.kr |
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Hangul | 경향신문 |
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Revised Romanization | Gyeonghyang Sinmun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏnghyang Sinmun |
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The Kyunghyang Shinmun (Korean: 경향신문) or Kyonghyang Sinmun is a major daily newspaper published in South Korea. It is based in Seoul. The name literally means Urbi et Orbi Daily News.[4]
History
Kyunghyang Shinmun was founded in 1946 by the Catholic Church,[4] which explains its name. Before the Korean War, it was edited by Fr. Peter Ryang, a refugee from the North, and its circulation was 100,000.[5] Kyunghyang Shinmun was temporarily closed down in May 1959 by the Rhee administration on grounds of having printed "false editorials",[6] but revived after the pro-democracy April Revolution of 1960.[4] As of today, the newspaper is no longer associated with the Catholic Church.[4]
In 1974, Kyunghyang Shinmun joined forces with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), thus forming the new Munhwa Broadcasting-Kyunghyang Shinmun Company. The partnership lasted until 1981, when the two companies were separated due to the Basic Press Act.
It later came to be owned by the
Current operations
In 1998, Kyunghyang Shinmun became an independent newspaper with employee ownership.[4] The CEO is elected by the employees; the editor-in-chief, though appointed by the CEO, must be approved by a majority of the journalist-employees.[4]
The newspaper employs 600 people, including 240 journalists and maintains foreign bureaus in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Beijing. It reports 1.3 million daily visitors to its website and 6.2 million daily page-views. The company also publishes a daily sports newspaper (Sports Kyunghyang), a weekly news magazine (The Jugan Kyunghyang) and a monthly lifestyle magazine for women (The Lady Kyunghyang).[4]
The Hankyoreh and Kyunghyang Shinmun are generally considered "liberal" or "moderate progressive".[4]
See also
References
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Hankook Ilbo, Kukmin Ilbo and Kyunghyang Sinmun are considered centrist; and Hankyoreh is progressive.
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- ^ a b "폐간→복간→강제매각→독립언론 '격랑의 기록'". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Who is the Kyunghyang Shinmun (Kyunghyang Daily News)" Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Kyunghyang Shinmun website (English). Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ "Korean Priest Who Fled Iron Curtain Preaches Here", The Pittsburgh Press, 1950-05-18, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ "Opposition Paper Closed in Korea; News Falsification Charged—Shutdown Protested by U. S. Embassy", The New York Times, 1959-05-02, retrieved 2010-06-25 (fee required for full article).
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7619-9427-5
External links
- Official site (in Korean)
- Official site (in English)