South Korean Newspapers

The Chosun Ilbo

  • 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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