Hankook Ilbo ( Korean : 한국일보 ; Hanja : 韓國日報 ; lit. Korea Daily) is a Korean-language daily newspaper in Seoul , South Korea. As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.
4-641: It was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group , however following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Enterprise , which also owns The Korea Times . Hankook Ilbo tends to be economically centre-right and socially centre-left. Hankook Ilbo is a " liberal " media, but this is different from the meaning of " liberal " in the American political context. Hankook Ilbo officially doesn't put forward ideology other than "centrism". However, Hankook Ilbo has basically shown
8-617: A fiscal conservative tone that values "fiscal responsibility". The newspaper has often criticized the Moon Jae-in government's fiscal policy for its lack of awareness of "financial soundness" ( Korean : 재정건전성 ). This newspaper also supports "liberal economy". In contrast to the somewhat conservative tendency financially, the Hankook Ilbo has some cultural liberal tendency. The newspaper supported LGBT and other minority rights and emphasized "diversity". Hankook Ilbo has criticized
12-557: The hatred of obesity in Korean society. In addition, the Hankook Ilbo has a favorable view of feminism . This article about a newspaper published in South Korea is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hankook Ilbo Media Group The Hankook Ilbo Media Group was a South Korean publishing company founded in 1954 by Chang Key-young and headquartered in Seoul . It had been
16-524: The publisher of Hankook Ilbo , The Korea Times , Seoul Economic Daily , Sports Hankook , Children's Hankook Ilbo , Weekly Hankook and The Korea Times in North America. Hankook Ilbo also published Korean editions of Fortune Korea , Popular Science , Golf Magazine and is Bloomberg TV's content partner. Chang Jae-ku, former chairman of the Hankook Ilbo Media Group,
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