| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Dongwha Enterprise [ko] |
| Publisher | Seung Myung-ho |
| Founded | June 9, 1954 |
| Political alignment | |
| Language | Korean |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Country | South Korea |
| Circulation | 213,200+ |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한국일보 |
| Hanja | 韓國日報 |
| Lit. | Korea Daily |
| RR | Hanguk ilbo |
| MR | Han'guk ilbo |
Hankook Ilbo (Korean: 한국일보;lit. Korea Daily) is aKorean language daily newspaper based inSeoul, South Korea.[2] As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.[3]
Hankook Ilbo was previously published by theHankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014,[4][5] it was sold toDongwha Enterprise [ko], which also ownsThe Korea Times.[6][7]
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.[8]
Hankook Ilbo officially does not put forward ideology other than "centrism", but has basically shown afiscal conservative tone that values "fiscal responsibility". The newspaper has often criticized theMoon Jae-in government's fiscal policy for its lack of awareness of "financial soundness" (Korean: 재정건전성).[9][10] This newspaper also supports "liberal economy".[11]
In contrast to the somewhat conservative tendency financially,Hankook Ilbo has somecultural liberal tendency. The newspaper supported LGBT and other minority rights and emphasized "diversity".[12]Hankook Ilbo has criticized the hatred of obesity in Korean society[13] with a favored view offeminism.[14]
The liberal Hankook Ilbo newspaper marveled that the U.S. president didn't shake hands in the usual "Trump way" of domineering his counterpart. It also noted that Trump softly tapped Kim on the shoulder and seemed to engage in small talk with him.
... In its statement in the first issue, it declared, "We should carve out a way for commercial newspapers grounded in realism by supporting modern economic theories and advocating a liberal economy"(The Hankook Ilbo, 1984, p.14). ...
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