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Ruling Party Lawmaker Under Fire for Leaked Mobile Messenger Screenshot

Ruling Party Lawmaker Under Fire for Leaked Mobile Messenger Screenshot

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A ruling party lawmaker has come under fire for a leaked mobile messenger conversation that opposition lawmakers claimed corroborates the ruling party’s censorship of the press. Press cameras captured a screenshot of a Telegram conversation between Rep. Yoon Young-chan of the Democratic Party (DP) and an unknown person during [...]

2018 Online Journalism Awards Finalists and James Foley Award Recipient Announced

2018 Online Journalism Awards Finalists and James Foley Award Recipient Announced

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Finalists for the 2018 Online Journalism Awards, representing a wide range of local and international media, nonprofit, public, academic and emerging technology organizations, were announced today by the Online News Association. Thirteen of the awards come with $58,500 in prize money, courtesy of John S. and James L. Knight [...]

Korean Press Focuses on Pitfalls Rather than Prevention of Cancer

Korean Press Focuses on Pitfalls Rather than Prevention of Cancer

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a study conducted by a team of scientists from the National Cancer Center’s Department of Cancer Control Policy, press releases in South Korea often include exaggerated or inaccurate information regarding cancer, based on an ‘Extended Parallel Process Model’ that focuses on human psychology in communications studies. A research [...]

43,000 Books Published in 2013, up 8.5%

43,000 Books Published in 2013, up 8.5%

SEOUL, Korea, Feb 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The total number of books published last year was 43,146, with the total number of copies reaching 8.65 million, according to the Korea Publishers Association. As these are figures the association collected based on the books submitted to the National Library of Korea and the National Assembly Library [...]