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59-462: 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

118-476: A conservative paper. In 1933, Dong-a Ilbo launched The New Women (later to become Dong-a Women. ) The publication held events such as cooking schools and wives' picnic providing women a place to socialize outside of the home. Articles such as "The New Woman and Education", "Liberation of Women and the Nuclear Family" and "Women and Career" were printed to stimulate women's participation in society and

177-415: A huge hype. In 2013, the viewers of the show suggested to the producers to reverify these restaurants and the producers agreed to this suggestion. For more rational and objective results, a new investigation group was formed, which consisted of 15 people with various different occupations such as college student, food columnist, culinary arts professor, and housewives. The investigation group visited each of

236-405: 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

295-476: A meeting with the newspaper's president Song Jin-woo and executive director ( 취체역 ) Kim Seong-su to the restaurant Sikdowon. The pair were then threatened at gunpoint. News of the incident spread rapidly, with Koreans around the country expressing outrage. In March 1926, it published a speech about the anniversary of the March First Movement, which brought another suspension that would be lifted

354-615: A prominent place in Korean society; employment at the newspaper came to be seen as prestigious. According to colonial government statistics, in 1928, the newspaper had a circulation of 40,968. By contrast, Maeil Sinbo 's circulation was 23,946, The Chosun Ilbo 's was 18,320, and the Chungoe Ilbo  [ ko ] 's was 15,460. According to historian Michael Shin, it had sales of 37,802 copies by 1929, compared to 24,286 for The Chosun Ilbo and 23,015 for Maeil Sinbo . Throughout

413-415: A staff of 78 people, successfully applied for the paper's creation. The Dong-A Ilbo published its first issue on April 1, 1920. Park Yung-hyo served as the paper's first president, and Yang Gi-tak and Yu Kŭn ( 유근 ; 柳瑾 ) as its editorial directors ( 편집감독 ). Its first editor-in-chief was Chang Deok-soo . At the time of its founding, it had 23 regional offices in all but two provinces of Korea. By

472-645: A supporter of North Korea. The Chosun Ilbo has been accused of being " chinilbanminjokhaengwi " (친일반민족행위, 親日反民族行爲, "pro-Japanese anti-nationalist activist"), because of controversy over its advocacy of the Korea under Japanese rule . In 2005, the South Korean government and Korean nationalist civic activists investigated whether Chosun Ilbo ' collaborated ' with the Japanese Empire . The Chosun Ilbo published articles described as excessively praising

531-606: A vanguard in the Korean independence movement. In the 1970s, The Dong-A Ilbo advocated for greater press freedom, in what has dubbed the "Fight for Press Freedom" ( 자유언론수호투쟁 ). On October 24, 1974, one of their issues was censored by the government, and prevented from being published. In protest of this, The Dong-A Ilbo published a public statement demanding more press freedom. The Park Chung Hee administration then contacted various companies that advertised in The Dong-A Ilbo , and pressured them to break their contracts with

590-703: Is a Korean -language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the Chosun Ilbo has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. Chosun Ilbo and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operate the Chosun.com news website, which also publishes news in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union

649-468: Is a nationwide generalist cable TV network and broadcasting company in South Korea. The company's largest shareholder is Dong-A Media Group (DAMG), which consists of 12 affiliate companies including The Dong-a Ilbo. Channel A was launched on 1 December 2011. Channel A's management philosophy is 'Open & Creative' and the company slogan is 'Channel A, A Canvas that Holds Your Dreams.' JaeHo Kim

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708-401: Is an investigative crime TV show that deeply delves into the Korean food system and reports on restaurants' wrongdoings. Moreover, the staff of the show travelled around the country to locate restaurants that provide fresh and delicious food handled properly and safely and bestowed "Good-Natured Restaurant" title to these restaurants. These "Good-Natured Restaurants" became extremely popular and

767-450: Is the chief executive officer. Channel A is one of four newly launched South Korea nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside JoongAng Ilbo 's JTBC , Chosun Ilbo 's TV Chosun and Maeil Kyungje 's MBN in 2011. The four new networks supplement existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS , MBC , SBS , and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990. Dong-A Broadcasting System (DBS, 동아방송)

826-788: The Allies , which signaled the liberation of Korea. Printing equipment was still held by the Maeil Sinbo and Keijō Nippō ; the remnants of the colonial government protected the equipment from being seized by Koreans even weeks after the surrender. In September, the United States arrived and established the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) south of the 38th parallel , which encompassed Seoul. The U.S. allowed for greater freedom of

885-551: The Imperial House of Japan every year from 1938 to 1940. Until 1987, the newspaper had reported favorably on South Korea's military dictatorships. In 2002, the prosecution sought a sentence of 7 years in prison and a fine of 12 billion won for Chosun Ilbo Chairman Bang Sang-hoon, who was indicted on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement. Chairman Bang was accused of evading 6.2 billion won in gift and corporate taxes, as well as embezzling 4.5 billion won in company funds. He

944-475: The Maeil Sinbo as the only prominent Korean-language newspaper allowed in Korea, although several minor Korean-language newspapers continued to be published. Much of the printing equipment and staff for the Korean-owned papers was transferred to either the Maeil Sinbo or the de facto official Japanese-language publication Keijō Nippō . On August 15, 1945, Japan announced that it would surrender to

1003-500: The May 16 coup and established a military dictatorship. Park's administration imposed restrictions on the press; The Dong-A Ilbo was allowed to print 36 pages per week in the evenings. This limit was increased to 48 pages per week in March 1970. By the 1970s, The Dong-A Ilbo was seen as one of the most prestigious newspapers in Korea to work for, in part because of its historical role as

1062-795: The Dong-A Ilbo Directive was published. On February 20, 2019, the Korea Journalists Association awards Dong-A Ilbo the 'Korea Journalists Award' for reporting on former Minister Cho Kuk 's personnel verification. On November 27, 2019, in the Korea Communications Commission's 2018 broadcast evaluation, Channel A was ranked first with the highest score among general programming channels. On April 1, 2020, Dong-A IIbo celebrates its 100th anniversary. Channel A's X-File, The Food Story , which began broadcasting on February 10, 2012,

1121-772: The Golden Lion Pennant National High School Baseball Championship hosted by The Dong-a Ilbo . On October 17, 2014, Construction completed on the Dong-A Digital Media Center (DDMC). On July 1, 2015, Channel A Plus begins broadcasting. On March 17, 2016, Channel A broadcasts the Seoul International Marathon hosted by The Dong-a Ilbo . On December 26, 2016, Channel A B&C and Channel A Newsvision are established. On January 26, 2018, The 30,000th edition of

1180-651: The Japanese colonial period, the newspaper advocated for the rights of Koreans and for the Korean independence movement . On April 15, just two weeks after its first issue, it published an article about March First Movement–related protests in Pyongyang , which caused its publication to be briefly suspended. In September 1920, it published an article that was deemed insulting to the Imperial Regalia of Japan , and

1239-615: The Japanese flag off Sohn's uniform, and published the image in the paper. The morning after the publication in August 1936, about 10 journalists of Dong-a Ilbo were hauled off to the police station where they were beaten and tortured. The paper was suspended from then until June 1937. With the rise of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the colonial government tightened restrictions on Korea. It censored and applied increasing pressure on The Dong-A Ilbo ; in one instance,

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1298-484: 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

1357-661: The South, which began the Korean War . The Dong-A Ilbo published an issue on June 27, 1950, and then went on hiatus as Seoul was captured in the First Battle of Seoul . The Second Battle of Seoul saw Seoul's liberation by September 28; the paper resumed publication with a two-page issue on October 4. However, the Third Battle of Seoul and retreat from Seoul on January 4, 1951 caused the paper to go on hiatus again, and

1416-422: 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 . Defunct Many of the earliest modern Korean newspapers flourished during

1475-777: The development of women's rights. Dong-a Ilbo also hosted athletic events for women. "Women's National Tennis Competition" is Korea's and Dong-a ' s oldest contest ever to be held. The paper is considered a newspaper of record in Korea. Dong-a Ilbo has partnered with internationally acclaimed news companies such as the New York Times and Reuters . They share information including articles and video clips. Dong-a Ilbo also prints global editions in 90 cities such as Washington DC, London, Paris, Frankfurt, etc., and has 22 branches worldwide including LA, Vancouver, Osaka. It also has international correspondents stationed in 6 cities with New York, Tokyo, and Beijing among them. Also,

1534-593: The digital edition of the paper is available in English, Japanese and Chinese. Dong-a Ilbo also has an active publishing sector which produces magazines and books. There are four monthly magazines, two weekly magazines and one annual magazine. The literature sector concentrates on translating and distributing foreign material and also creating domestic content. DongA Books has brought to Korea many international bestsellers and award-winning literature as well as creating million sellers on its own. Dong-a Ilbo has been investing in many ventures that integrate technology into

1593-599: 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

1652-614: 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

1711-521: The following month. In April 1930, it republished a letter from an American journalist that advocated for the Korean independence movement, which resulted in a suspension until September. Ethnic Korean marathoner Sohn Kee-chung became the first Korean to win a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. However, because Korea was under Japanese rule, his uniform featured the Japanese flag. Lee Kil-yong, Lee Sang-beom, and others worked together to erase

1770-464: The gap in economic power and restoring lost communication between the two Koreas. For this reason, the newspaper has attracted heavy criticism and threats from the North. On 6 April 2019, Deutsche Welle described The Chosun Ilbo as "an outlet notorious for its dubious and politically motivated" reporting on North Korea. On 31 May 2019, the newspaper reported that, based on "an unidentified source",

1829-557: The government ordered the paper to remove an image of the Hibiscus syriacus flower ( 무궁화 ; mugunghwa ; a symbol of Korea) from its logo. In 1940, the colonial government announced a policy that has since been dubbed One Province, One Company ( 1道1社 ; 1도 1사 ). Under this policy, both Japanese- and Korean-language newspapers were made to consolidate to one per region. As part of this effort, The Dong-A Ilbo and The Chosun Ilbo were forced to close on August 10, which again left

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1888-607: The government's mandatory merger decision and was integrated with Korean Broadcasting System . On December 25, 1980, Dong-A Broadcasting Station closed due to the mandatory merger to the Korean Broadcasting System by the military government forces resulting in the launching of KBS Radio Seoul. In 1991, Dong-A Broadcasting Station's Frequency of 792 kHz is transferred to Seoul Broadcasting System . On January 1, 2000, Construction completion of Dong-A Media Center. On July 22, 2009, Amendment of Media law passed

1947-434: The head diplomat of North Korea's nuclear envoy Kim Hyok-chol , had been executed by a North Korean Government firing squad. However, two days later, on 2 June 2019, the top diplomat was seen at a concert sitting a few seats away from North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un . The Educational Broadcasting System 's popular instructor Choi Tae-seong, sued a Chosun Ilbo reporter for publishing an article that defamed him as

2006-427: The horizontal left-to-right writing style already adopted by most other newspapers by the time, ahead of the paper's 79th anniversary. It also made a commitment to preserve and continue using hanja characters despite the change. Consequently, the 1 March 1999 issue (Issue No. 24305) became the last issue of Chosun Ilbo written in the vertical right-to-left style and the last mainstream Korean paper that published in

2065-532: The less fortunate students in the country. Dong-a Ilbo holds annual competition of high quality as well as hosting many cultural exhibitions. and more Dong-a Ilbo hosts annual competitions for various sports of different levels. It first began its program to raise awareness and help promote areas in sports that were less popular. and more Dong-a holds annual competitions to help the brightest students. Other sectors such as Dong-a Science has its own educational program which also holds competitions to award

2124-507: The method of spreading the news. First was the establishment of DongA.com which is the online version of the paper with much more content. It provides space for discussion and submission by the readers. From the success of the on-line content, the company also started its mobile services allowing readers to seek out the news wherever and whenever they are. With recent partnership with Reuters, Dong-a aims to add multimedia services to its methods. With raw video feeds from Reuters which Dong-a has

2183-424: The national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea. On December 31, 2010, JTBC , TV Chosun , MBN , and Channel A are selected as "General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters". On December 1, 2011, Channel A begins broadcasting. On December 7, 2011, Construction on the Dong-A Digital Media Center (DDMC) begins. On March 2, 2012, STORY NETWORKS is established. In 2012, Channel A broadcasts

2242-575: The newspaper. This led to the December 1974 The Dong-A Ilbo blank advertisement incident  [ ko ] , where no advertisements were published in a number of issues of the paper for months. The newspaper and other media outlets were pressured into firing journalists who published critically about the Park administration. The newspaper attempted to compensate for their losses with private donations and by downsizing. On February 28, 1975, management of

2301-399: The paper held a meeting where it was agreed that they would fire some staff members who were the most vocal about freedom of the press. On March 8, the paper fired 18 employees, then fired an additional two more who protested the firings. Over a hundred of the paper's staff protested the firings, and staged a sit-in and hunger strike in the company offices. The strike was framed as a "riot", and

2360-400: The paper to eventually be indefinitely suspended (for its fifth time) on March 15, 1955. The suspension was lifted a month later. In April 1960, the pro-democracy April Revolution protests against Rhee occurred. In December, the newspaper published an article that drew the ire of protestors, which caused 1,000 people to demonstrate at its offices. The following year, Park Chung Hee launched

2419-748: The paper was put on indefinite suspension. The suspension was lifted in January 1921. During this period, in November 1920, The Dong-A Ilbo journalist Chang Tŏk-chun  [ ko ] was killed by Japanese soldiers while investigating a massacre of Koreans by Japanese soldiers in Hunchun , Manchuria . He became the first Korean reporter to be killed while reporting. In April 1924, the Sikdowon Incident ( 식도원 사건 ) occurred. The Dong-A Ilbo published critical articles about pro-Japanese Korean organizations, which led to backlash from those groups. One of these groups ( 각파유지연맹 ; 各派有志聯盟 ) requested

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2478-629: The paper was reestablished on January 10 in Busan , which was then serving as the provisional capital. There, the paper shared printing equipment with local newspapers; they struggled to print even two-page issues. In February 1952, they finished construction on a temporary headquarters in Toseong-dong  [ ko ] . However, the paper published critically about the Syngman Rhee administration, which it described as dictatorial. This caused

2537-563: The press for Koreans, and facilitated the closure of the Japanese-owned papers and transfer of printing equipment to the Koreans. After five years and four months on hiatus, The Dong-A Ilbo released an issue on December 1, 1945. However, the left-right political divide intensified after the liberation and division of Korea . The Dong-A Ilbo sided with the right-leaning Koreans. On June 25, 1950, North Korea launched an invasion of

2596-472: The restaurants in the "Good-Natured Restaurant" list and went through a thorough inspection processes. Kyeongin Ilbo , Kangwon Ilbo , Daejeon Ilbo , Kwangju Ilbo , Jeonbuk Ilbo , Maeil Ilbo , Busan Ilbo , Kyeongnam News , Jeju Ilbo The Chosun Ilbo Defunct The Chosun Ilbo ( Korean :  조선일보 , lit.   ' Korea Daily Newspaper ' ), also known as The Chosun Daily ,

2655-551: The right to edit for its own use, DongA.com aims to reach its readers through text, images and video. Dong-a Ilbo has always recognized its responsibility as a public corporation. As stated in Dong-a DNA, humanism is a great part of Dong-a Ilbo . It has a Culture & Sports Operations department (New Project Bureau) that works to raise awareness of different areas in arts and sports as well as promote healthy lifestyles. The company also has many foundations and scholarships for

2714-599: The style. All issues since 2 March 1999 have been in the modern horizontal left-to-right style. Besides the daily newspaper, the company also publishes the Weekly Chosun , the Monthly Chosun , Digital Chosun , Edu-Chosun , and ChosunBiz . The Chosun Ilbo has historically taken a hardline stance against North Korea. For example, it opposed South Korean President Kim Dae-jung 's Sunshine Policy , aimed at engaging North Korea through cooperation, mitigating

2773-399: The talented. Dong-a Ilbo has established many foundations and scholarships for students and children of less fortunate circumstances. It has also established a foundation which promotes peace and culture. Channel A (Korea) Defunct Channel A Corporation ( Korean :  주식회사 채널에이 ; Hanja :  株式會社 채널에이 ), known as Channel A ( 채널A , typeset CHANNEL A ),

2832-405: The twenty years since its founding, the paper had been suspended by the Japanese government four times, and its issues confiscated over five hundred times before 1932. When Korea gained independence in 1945, the Chosun Ilbo resumed publication after a five-year, three-month hiatus. On 1 March 1999, Chosun Ilbo announced that starting the following day (2 March 1999), it would be switching to

2891-440: Was a common segment called the 'Request Corner.' In this segment, listeners will call in to request their desired song to be played live and this was possible due to DBS retaining a comparably large music library with more than 2000 world music records. DBS' What do you think? is the world's first "town meeting" program which started in 1965. It was a live debate show dealing with different political and economic issues. This show

2950-415: Was an extremely radical program considering the oppressive military regime at the time when freedom of press was severely restricted. Furthermore, Hyun-Doo Kang, Seoul National University's honorary professor and former professor of journalism commented, "DBS will be recorded as the most brave station in the history of broadcasting." In 1966, DBS was able to live broadcast the 37th Dong-A Marathon and this

3009-485: Was arrested in August of the previous year but was released on bail and has been on trial since. On June 29, 2006, he was indicted for evading 2.35 billion won in gift taxes by transferring 65,000 shares of Chosun Ilbo to his son through a nominal trust, and for misusing 2.57 billion won in company funds under the names of family members to increase capital in affiliates like Jogwang Publishing and Sports Chosun. The Supreme Court sentenced Chairman Bang to 3 years in prison with

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3068-476: Was broken using force; the striking reporters were dragged out of the offices. By the time the unrest largely ended, almost half of the paper's staff had been fired or left. Pressure on the paper was lifted by July 1975. According to a reporter who wrote about this incident in The Hankyoreh in 2012, The Dong-A Ilbo became much more conservative and pro-government since the incident, and is still considered

3127-745: Was created in September 1919. The Chosun Ilbo newspaper was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu with the financial support of the Daejong Business Association. Cho Jin-Tae, the vice-chairman of the Daejong Business Association was appointed the first President of the newspaper in 1920. However, as the Business Association failed to pay promised finances, the relationship between the Association and Chosun Ilbo broke down five months after its founding, and Cho Jin-Tae

3186-464: Was established on April 25, 1963. DBS' first ever radio drama show and South Korea's first docudrama , Yeomyeong 80 Years , aired every night (between 22:15 and 22:35). Since broadcasters at the time were only airing melodramas and soap operas, Yeomyeong 80 Years was a radical debut of a new drama genre in South Korean radio history. It stopped airing in 1964 and during the same year, the show

3245-435: 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 . The newspaper quickly proved to be a success. The paper was highly popular as a venue for sharing foreign ideas. It soon assumed

3304-497: Was made into a six-book novel series and received the Hankook Ilbo Publishing Award. Delightful Livingroom , DBS' oldest radio show, was a talk show where different guests visited the set ("livingroom") and talk about different topics in a humorous, sarcastic, and satirical manner. This show is also considered as South Korea's first talk show on neither TV or radio. DBS' music programme, Top Tune Show

3363-404: Was replaced by Yoo Moon-Hwan on 15 August 1920. On 6 April 1921, after only a year of publishing, the Chosun Ilbo went on hiatus due to financial troubles. On 31 July 1940, the newspaper published "Lessons of American Realism", the fourth part of an editorial series. Ten days later – following issue 6,923 – the paper was declared officially discontinued by the Japanese ruling government. In

3422-714: Was the first time to live broadcast a full marathon race in South Korean radio history. Furthermore, in 1964, DBS was the first broadcaster in South Korea to build a satellite studio in Midopa Department Store in Myeongdong . In 1976, DBS Monday through Tuesday radio drama Pretty Boy Got the number one spot with 97.3%, achieving an all-kill against MBC 's Nationwide News 8 , KBS 's Evening News and TBC 's FM Latest Inkigayo on its time slot . No other radio program has broken this record until now. In November 1980, DBS permanently discontinued airing due to

3481-550: Was the harbinger of radio Disc Jockey genre in South Korea. Other stations' music shows at the time were employing professional announcers as their presenters and the producers of the show would do the audio mixing separately. However, Top Tune Show first employed an integrated system where a single music-knowledgeable producer do everything from mixing, presenting to adding commentaries. Following Top Tune Show ' s popularity, similar music-genre programmes such as 'Dial at 3pm' and 'Dial at 0 hour' debuted. In these programmes, there

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