- Hangul: 조선일보
- Political alignment: Right-wing, Conservative
- View towards North Korea: Critical of policies that favor improving relations
- Circulation: ~1,300,000 (2019)
- Fun fact: oldest daily newspaper in South Korea (established in March 1920)
The Dong-a Ilbo
- Hangul: 동아일보
- Political alignment: Right-wing, Conservative
- View towards North Korea:
- Circulation: ~965,000 (2019)
- Fun fact:
Hankook Ilbo
- Hangul: 한국일보
- Political alignment: Centrist
- View towards North Korea:
- Circulation: ~220,000 (2018)
- Fun fact:
The Hankyoreh
- Hangul: 한겨레
- Political alignment: Center-left, Liberal
- View towards North Korea: Favors policies promoting reconciliation, stability, and reunification
- Circulation: ~530,000 (2018)
- Fun fact: Doesn't use hanja, and rarely uses the Latin alphabet and loan words.
JoongAng Ilbo
- Hangul: 중앙일보
- Political alignment: Center-right, Right wing
- View towards North Korea:
- Circulation: 978,000 (2019)
- Fun fact:
Yonhap News Agency
A government-funded news agency that provides news to other media outlets. Similar to the Associated Press, except that the AP is non-profit and has now government connections)
- Hangul: 주식회사 연합뉴스
- Political alignment: Pro-government
- View towards North Korea: Has extensive and often exclusive access to information on North Korea
- Circulation:
- Fun fact:
Note: All information came from Wikipedia. As I continue to update this, I will try to provide more concrete sources. But for now, this is just to give a general overview of the top news agencies in South Korea.
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