Munhwa Ilbo
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Print, online |
Owner(s) | Munhwa Ilbo Co. |
Founded | 1991 |
Political alignment | Conservative[1] |
Language | Korean |
Website | http://www.munhwa.com/ |
Munhwa Ilbo | |
Hangul | 문화일보 |
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Hanja | 文化日報 |
Revised Romanization | Munhwa Ilbo |
McCune–Reischauer | Munhwa Ilbo |
Literally, "Culture Daily" |
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Conservatism in South Korea |
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Munhwa Ilbo (Korean: 문화일보) is a daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in August 1990,[2] and printed its first issue on 1 November 1991.
History
Munhwa Ilbo was formerly owned by the
They opened an online edition in May 1997.[2] Since April 2005, they have had a partnership for sharing of news content and photographs with No Cut News.[5]
Incidents
In January 2002, Munhwa Ilbo began to publish a
On 13 September 2007, Munhwa Ilbo printed nude photos of Dongguk University professor Shin Jeong-ah, claiming that they were evidence of Shin's inappropriate relationship with university president Byeon Yang-kyoon. However, the KPEC rejected Munhwa Ilbo's explanation, and ordered the daily to apologise, stating that they had damaged the dignity of all print media. Shin's lawyer stated that she planned to sue the newspaper for libel.[8] They published the apology on the front page of their 18 October 2007 edition; however, the apology itself attracted criticism from the Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center, and the KPEC indicated that they would review the matter again to decide whether the newspaper's statement actually constituted a proper apology.[9] In the end, Shin filed suit over the photos and the newspaper's coverage of her, receiving W150 million (US$113,000) in compensation in December 2008.[10]
References
- ^ D. Kirk, ed. (2008). Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine. Springer. p. 181.
The conservative Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul's only afternoon newspaper, revealed some of the concerns.
- ^ a b c "회사연혁 [Company timeline]", Munhwa Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ISBN 978-0-7619-9427-5
- ISBN 978-0-415-31602-6
- ^ Gim, Cheol-gwan (2005-04-04), "CBS 노컷뉴스, 문화일보와 콘텐츠 제휴 [CBS No Cut News in content partnership with Munhwa Ilbo]", The Hankyoreh, retrieved 2010-07-06
- ^ a b c Chun, Su-jin (2006-11-06), "Subscriptions stopped over sexy serial", JoongAng Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ a b Park, Ju-hi; Rakove, Daniel (2006-11-11), "What's the matter with 'Gangan Man?'", The Hankyoreh, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ Bae, Ji-sook (2007-09-30), "Munhwa Ilbo Ordered to Apologize for Nude Photos", The Korea Times, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ "Munhwa Ilbo apologizes for releasing nude photos; civic groups say paper's statement does not go far enough and ask for revision", The Hankyoreh, 2007-10-19, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ Park, Si-soo (2008-12-17), "Nude Photo Costs Munhwa W150 Mil.", The Korea Times, retrieved 2010-06-25
External links
- Official website (in Korean)