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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Dong-a Ilbo, Co. |
Publisher | Kim Jae-Ho (CEA) |
Founded | 1 April 1920 |
Political alignment | Right-wing[1][2] Conservatism[3] Historical (1920 – 1975): Liberalism[4][5] |
Country | South Korea |
Website | english |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 동아일보 |
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Hanja | 東亞日報 |
Revised Romanization | Donga Ilbo |
McCune–Reischauer | Tonga Ilbo |
The Dong-A Ilbo (Korean: 동아일보; lit. East Asia Daily) is a daily Korean-language newspaper published in South Korea. It is considered a newspaper of record in the country, and was founded in 1920. The paper has been a significant presence in Korean society and history, especially during the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period, when it was seen as a forerunner in the Korean independence movement.
The Dong-A Ilbo is the parent company of Dong-a Media Group (DAMG), which is composed of 11 affiliates including Sports Dong-a, Dong-a Science, DUNet, and dongA.com, as well as Channel A, general service cable broadcasting company launched on 1 December 2011. It covers a variety of areas including news, drama, entertainment, sports, education, and movies.
The Dong-A Ilbo has partnered with international news companies such as The New York Times of the United States, The Asahi Shimbun of Japan and The People's Daily of China. It has correspondents stationed in major cities worldwide, including Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, Cairo and Paris. It also publishes global editions in 90 cities worldwide including New York, London, Paris and Frankfurt.
한겨레신문은 1988년 5월 15일 창간되었다. 1970년 자유언론수호투쟁과정에서 해직된 동아일보·조선일보의 해직기자 등으로 구성된 두 신문의 투쟁위원회 회원들이 1987년 9월 1일 서울특별시 종로구 안국동의 안국빌딩에 창간발의준비위원회를 구성함으로써 창간작업을 본격화하였다.
... These lawyers' ads are not as witty, charming, poetic or mordant as many others that grace Dong-A Ilbo. Yet they movingly reveal a faith in liberal values that reflect the best of East and West. ...