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The Dong-A 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.
Many of the earliest modern Korean newspapers flourished during the early Korean Empire period. However, concurrently, the Empire of Japan was rapidly encroaching on Korean sovereignty. Japan increasingly pressured Korean newspapers to close, and by the time of Korea's official colonization in 1910, only a handful were left. This included the Korean-language Maeil sinbo, which was de facto operated by the Japanese colonial government. Colonial restrictions on the Korean press and freedom of speech were initially tight; by 1915, the last remaining Korean-owned newspaper Gyeongnam Ilbo was pressured to close, which left the Maeil sinbo as the only Korean-language newspaper allowed in Korea.
In 1919, the nationwide March First Movement protests took Japan by surprise. The colonial government violently suppressed the protests, then began making significant policy changes to prevent future unrest. It announced that it would allow a limited number of Korean-owned newspapers to be established. The first three newspapers approved for publication were The Chosun Ilbo (established on March 5, 1920; a month before The Dong-A Ilbo), The Dong-A Ilbo, and the pro-Japan Sisa ch'ongbo, although the latter paper would close the following year.
Journalist (and later Vice President of South Korea) Kim Seong-su, on behalf of a staff of 78 people, successfully applied for the paper's creation. The Dong-A Ilbo published its first issue on April 1, 1920. Pak Yŏnghyo served as the paper's first president, and Yang Kit'ak and Yu Kŭn (유근; 柳瑾) as its editorial directors (편집감독). Its first editor-in-chief was Chang Tŏksu. At the time of its founding, it had 23 regional offices in all but two provinces of Korea. By the end of the month, it had offices in all provinces.
The newspaper initially published four pages per issue. It increased this to six on August 1, 1925, to eight in September 1929, ten in September 1934, and twelve in January 1936. During its six-page phase, it briefly published two issues per day, in the mornings and evenings, making it the first Korean newspaper to do so. It resumed and kept this practice in November 1932.
Its pricing was initially 4 sen per issue and 75 per month. It initially suffered financial difficulties, and raised its prices four months after its start. Despite this, by April 1924, it had raised enough to construct a new office building. It was completed in December 1926, and was in front of Gwanghwamun.
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The Dong-A 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.
Many of the earliest modern Korean newspapers flourished during the early Korean Empire period. However, concurrently, the Empire of Japan was rapidly encroaching on Korean sovereignty. Japan increasingly pressured Korean newspapers to close, and by the time of Korea's official colonization in 1910, only a handful were left. This included the Korean-language Maeil sinbo, which was de facto operated by the Japanese colonial government. Colonial restrictions on the Korean press and freedom of speech were initially tight; by 1915, the last remaining Korean-owned newspaper Gyeongnam Ilbo was pressured to close, which left the Maeil sinbo as the only Korean-language newspaper allowed in Korea.
In 1919, the nationwide March First Movement protests took Japan by surprise. The colonial government violently suppressed the protests, then began making significant policy changes to prevent future unrest. It announced that it would allow a limited number of Korean-owned newspapers to be established. The first three newspapers approved for publication were The Chosun Ilbo (established on March 5, 1920; a month before The Dong-A Ilbo), The Dong-A Ilbo, and the pro-Japan Sisa ch'ongbo, although the latter paper would close the following year.
Journalist (and later Vice President of South Korea) Kim Seong-su, on behalf of a staff of 78 people, successfully applied for the paper's creation. The Dong-A Ilbo published its first issue on April 1, 1920. Pak Yŏnghyo served as the paper's first president, and Yang Kit'ak and Yu Kŭn (유근; 柳瑾) as its editorial directors (편집감독). Its first editor-in-chief was Chang Tŏksu. At the time of its founding, it had 23 regional offices in all but two provinces of Korea. By the end of the month, it had offices in all provinces.
The newspaper initially published four pages per issue. It increased this to six on August 1, 1925, to eight in September 1929, ten in September 1934, and twelve in January 1936. During its six-page phase, it briefly published two issues per day, in the mornings and evenings, making it the first Korean newspaper to do so. It resumed and kept this practice in November 1932.
Its pricing was initially 4 sen per issue and 75 per month. It initially suffered financial difficulties, and raised its prices four months after its start. Despite this, by April 1924, it had raised enough to construct a new office building. It was completed in December 1926, and was in front of Gwanghwamun.
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