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South Korean daily newspaper

Kyunghyang Shinmun Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner(s) Kyunghyang, Co. Editor Jo Ho-yeon Founded 6 October 1946 Political alignment Centre[1] to centre-left[2] Liberalism Historical (1966 – 1998):[3] Anti-communism Conservatism Pro-military[3] Language Korean Headquarters Seoul, South Korea Circulation 350,000[4] Website khan.co.kr Korean name Hangul 경향신문 Hanja 京鄕新聞 RR Gyeonghyang sinmun MR Kyŏnghyang sinmun

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The ***Kyunghyang Shinmun*** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 경향신문) is a major daily [newspaper](/source/Newspaper) published in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea). It is based in [Seoul](/source/Seoul). The name literally means *[Urbi et Orbi](/source/Urbi_et_Orbi) Daily News*.[4]

## History

*Kyunghyang Shinmun* was founded in 1946 by the Catholic Church,[4] which explains its name. Before the Korean War, it was edited by Fr. Peter Ryang, a refugee from the North, and its circulation was 100,000.[5] *Kyunghyang Shinmun* was temporarily closed down in May 1959 by the [Rhee](/source/Syngman_Rhee) administration on grounds of having printed "false editorials",[6] but revived after the pro-democracy [April Revolution](/source/April_Revolution) of 1960.[4] As of today,[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] the newspaper is no longer associated with the Catholic Church.[4]

In the mid-late 1950s, it applied for a commercial television license. The plan was likely discarded.[7]

In 1974, *Kyunghyang Shinmun* joined forces with [Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation) (MBC), thus forming the new Munhwa Broadcasting-Kyunghyang Shinmun Company. The partnership lasted until 1981, when the two companies were separated due to the Basic Press Act.

It later came to be owned by the [Hanwha](/source/Hanwha) *[chaebol](/source/Chaebol)* in 1990,[8] but Hanwha relinquished its control of the newspaper after the [1997 Asian financial crisis](/source/1997_Asian_financial_crisis), at the same time as Hanhwa's competitor [Hyundai](/source/Hyundai_Group) gave up its own daily, the *[Munhwa Ilbo](/source/Munhwa_Ilbo)*.[8]

## Current operations

In 1998, *Kyunghyang Shinmun* became an independent newspaper with employee ownership.[4] The CEO is elected by the employees; the editor-in-chief, though appointed by the CEO, must be approved by a majority of the journalist-employees.[4]

The newspaper employs 600 people, including 240 journalists and maintains foreign bureaus in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Beijing. It reports 1.3 million daily visitors to its website and 6.2 million daily page-views. The company also publishes a daily sports newspaper (*Sports Kyunghyang*), a weekly news magazine (*The Jugan Kyunghyang*) and a monthly lifestyle magazine for women (*The Lady Kyunghyang*).[4]

*[The Hankyoreh](/source/The_Hankyoreh)* and *Kyunghyang Shinmun* are generally considered "liberal" or "moderate progressive".[4]

## See also

- [List of newspapers in South Korea](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_South_Korea)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kim, Seung-kyung; Kim, Kyoung-hee (January 10, 2014). [*The Korean Women's Movement and the State: Bargaining for Change*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qBzHBQAAQBAJ). Routledge. p. 1996. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781317817789](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781317817789). Hankook Ilbo, Kukmin Ilbo and Kyunghyang Sinmun are considered centrist; and Hankyoreh is progressive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Chang Kyung-Sup, ed. (2019). [*Developmental Liberalism in South Korea: Formation, Degeneration, and Transnationalization*](https://books.google.com/books?id=r8OWDwAAQBAJ&dq=centre-left+Kyunghyang&pg=PA193). [Springer](/source/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media). p. 193. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9783030145767](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783030145767). ... For instance, Kyunghyang Daily, a center-left newspaper, ran a special series on "Saying the Welfare State" for nearly two months, ...

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-격량_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-격량_3-1) [폐간→복간→강제매각→독립언론 '격랑의 기록'](https://www.khan.co.kr/article/200910291757125). *Kyunghyang Shinmun*. October 29, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-khabout_4-8) ["Who is the Kyunghyang Sinmun (Kyunghyang Daily News)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151222185040/http://www.khan.co.kr/aboutkh/engkh.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.khan.co.kr/aboutkh/engkh.html) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Korean Priest Who Fled Iron Curtain Preaches Here"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oIMbAAAAIBAJ&pg=3388,1078109). *The Pittsburgh Press*. May 18, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Opposition Paper Closed in Korea; News Falsification Charged | Shutdown Protested by U. S. Embassy"](https://www.nytimes.com/1959/05/02/archives/opposition-paper-closed-in-korea-news-falsification-charged.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. May 2, 1959. Retrieved June 25, 2010. (fee required for full article).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tvfactbook1958_7-0)** ["Television Factbook"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Digest/Factbook-50s/Television-Factbook-1958-Spring-Summer.pdf) (PDF). 1958. p. 290. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gunaratne_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gunaratne_8-1) Gunaratne, Shelton A. (2000). [*Handbook of the media in Asia*](https://archive.org/details/handbookofmediai0000unse/page/620). Sage Publications. p. [620](https://archive.org/details/handbookofmediai0000unse/page/620). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7619-9427-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7619-9427-5).

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.khan.co.kr/) (in Korean)

- [Official website](http://english.khan.co.kr/)

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