Kyunghyang Shinmun

Korean spelling
Korean alphabet :	경향 신문
Hanja :	京鄕新聞
Revised Romanization :	Gyeonghyang Sinmun
McCune-Reischauer :	Kyŏnghyang Sinmun

Kyunghyang Shinmun ( 경향 신문 ) is a liberal South Korean daily newspaper . It is based in Seoul . According to the company, it has a daily circulation of around 350,000 copies and its online portal has around 1.3 million visitors a day. The current editor-in-chief of the newspaper is Leon Park (as of 2015) .

history

The newspaper was originally founded by the Catholic Church in Korea in 1946, but later became the property of the Hanwha Group, part of the chaebols , the wealthy South Korean family businesses. During the Asian financial crisis (1997/98), the company withdrew from the newspaper business. The newspaper was on the verge of collapse.

But even under the autocratic ruling first President of South Korea Rhee Syng-man , the paper had to suffer. Because it reported critical of him, it should be discontinued. But the pro-democratic revolution of April 19, 1960 gave the newspaper a new boost. During the dictatorial regime of Park Chung-hee (1961–1979), the paper came under pressure again and into the hands of the Hanhwa group.

Only with the financial crisis did the tide turn. The newspaper became the property of his employees, who have run the newspaper company democratically ever since. Around 50% of the company is spread over around 600 employees, including around 240 journalists as of 2015. The rest is in the hands of former employees and the company itself. The company's board of directors is re-elected every three years and the employed journalists have the right to veto the election of the editor-in-chief.

The newspaper describes itself as a liberal paper that sees itself as independent and only "has to fear" its readers. The paper supports the moderate progressive path, engages in investigative journalism, advocates human rights, is against violence and supports the rights of freedom. Among other things, the workforce advocates a peaceful rapprochement with North Korea , supports the rights of homosexuals and is against the death penalty. For this, the newspaper is often defamed by conservatives as the “left fighting paper”.

The newspaper's three overseas offices, Beijing , Tokyo and Washington, DC , provide the newspaper with the latest reports from the countries most important to South Korea. Daily sports coverage, a monthly lifestyle magazine for women " The Lady Kyunghyang " and " The Jugan Kyunghyang ", a weekly news magazine, complete the range.

Web links

Homepage . 경향 신문,Retrieved December 16, 2015(Korean).
About us . The Kyunghyang Shinmun,accessed December 16, 2015.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f About us . The Kyunghyang Shinmun , accessed December 16, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fabian Kretschmer: The Chaebols have nothing to report . South Korea: The daily newspaper "Kyunghyang Shinmun" is organized on a grassroots basis and advocates peaceful rapprochement with its northern neighbor. Therefore, among conservatives, it is considered the left wing. In: taz.die daily newspaper . No. 10894, 51st week, 37th year. taz Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH, Berlin December 14, 2015 (West edition).

[Kyunghyang_Shinmun_About_us-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f About us . The Kyunghyang Shinmun , accessed December 16, 2015 .

[TAZ_14122015-2] Fabian Kretschmer: The Chaebols have nothing to report . South Korea: The daily newspaper "Kyunghyang Shinmun" is organized on a grassroots basis and advocates peaceful rapprochement with its northern neighbor. Therefore, among conservatives, it is considered the left wing. In: taz.die daily newspaper . No. 10894, 51st week, 37th year. taz Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH, Berlin December 14, 2015 (West edition).