The Korea Herald (Korean: 코리아헤럴드) is a South Korean English-language daily newspaper. founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2][3] The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Herald Media Inc. |
| Publisher | Jeon Chang-hyeop |
| Editor | Lee Joo-hee |
| Staff writers | 50 |
| Founded | August 1953 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Huam-ro 4-gil 10 Herald Square, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Country | South Korea |
| Website | koreaherald.com |
The Korea Herald is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes The Herald Business, a Korean-language business daily, The Junior Herald, an English weekly for teens, The Campus Herald, a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwons as well as an English village.
The Korea Herald is a member of the Asia News Network.[4][5]
History
editThe Korean Republic
editThe Korea Herald was first published on August 13, 1953 as The Korean Republic.[6] It was a four-page, tabloid-sized, English-language daily.[1][6] In 1958, The Korean Republic published its fifth anniversary issue of 84 pages, the largest ever in Korea.[citation needed] On July 11, 1961, it increased its page sizes.[6] In February 1962, The Korean Republic published its first daily educational supplement and launched the Korean Republic English Institute (the Korea Herald Language Institute).[1] From February 1964, its weekly overseas edition had 12 tabloid-sized pages.[6]
The Korea Herald
editIn August 1965, The Korean Republic was renamed The Korea Herald.[1] In March 1970, it began publishing a tabloid-sized monthly magazine called Korean Frontier that it distributed to universities and libraries internationally. The magazine focused on promoting Korean culture. This magazine was converted to a weekly publication called Korean News Review in September 1972, and published on current affairs.[6]
During the 1970s, the paper established branch offices abroad.[6] It had offices in New York City, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Sydney.[6] In March 1975, the newspaper introduced Korea's first computerized typesetting system.[1] In April 1982, the daily international edition of The Korea Herald was launched as an 8-page tabloid.[1]
Internet
editThe newspaper launched its website in September 1995.[1] In 1996, the publishing process for The Korea Herald was computerized.[citation needed] In January 1997, the company published the official newspaper of the 18th Winter Universiad.[1] In 1997, Korea Telecom selected The Korea Herald as the official public database partner.[citation needed] The first Herald School, a franchised English education center for children, opened in 2000 as the Herald Academy Inc.[citation needed] In August of the same year, The Korea Herald began to publish 20 pages daily.[citation needed] According to The Guardian in 2002, The Korea Herald had a specialty in IT and business news.[7]
The Junior Herald
editIn 2004, Herald Media won the right to manage the Seoul English Village, an English language immersion school set up by the Seoul Metropolitan City government; the Pungnap Campus opened in December 2004 and similar ones opened in the following years.[1] In May 2004, The Junior Herald, an English-language newspaper for preteens, was launched.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History" (in English and Korean). Herald Corporation Inc. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Kim, Na-young (2024-05-08). "Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Parvin, Gulsan Ara; Ahsan, Reazul; Rahman, Md. Habibur; Abedin, Md. Anwarul (2020). "Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Role of Printing Media in Asian Countries". Frontiers in Communication. 5: 100. doi:10.3389/fcomm.2020.557593. ISSN 2297-900X.
- ^ "The Korea Herald Archives". Asia News Network. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (2019-04-25). "Asia News Network discusses past 20 years, future ahead". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g 코리아헤럴드 (THE KOREA HERALD), Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-09-26
- ^ "World news guide: Asia". The Guardian. 2002-02-05. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09.