Hansŏng sunbo
Hansŏng sunbo (Korean: 한성순보; Hanja: 漢城旬報) was the first modern native Korean newspaper. It was published in Seoul (then called Hanseong), Joseon from 1883 to 1884. It was written in Classical Chinese (한문; 漢文). It is not the first newspaper to be published in Korea; that was the 1881 Chōsen Shinpō, which was primarily written in both Japanese and Classical Chinese.
The inaugural issue (October 31, 1883) | |
| Founder(s) | Park Yung-hyo |
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| Founded | October 31, 1883 |
| Language | Classical Chinese |
| Ceased publication | December 1884 |
| Headquarters | Jeo-dong, Seoul |
| Country | Joseon |
| Readership | Public and private |
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| Hansŏng sunbo | |
| Hangul | 한성순보 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hanseong sunbo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hansŏng sunbo |
The newspaper ceased publication because its facilities were destroyed in a fire during the failed Gapsin Coup. It was succeeded by a weekly newspaper Hansŏng jubo, in 1886.
The newspaper is thought to have produced 40 issues before its closure, but the only known extant copies are of issues No. 1 to No. 36. They are stored in the Seoul National University Library and National Library of Korea.