JoongAng Ilbo
The JoongAng, formally known as JoongAng Ilbo (lit. 'Central Daily'), is a South Korean daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the three biggest newspapers in South Korea, and a newspaper of record for South Korea. The paper also publishes an English edition, Korea JoongAng Daily, in alliance with the International New York Times. It is often regarded as the holding company of JoongAng Group chaebol (a spin-off from Samsung) as it is owner of various affiliates, such as the broadcast station and drama producing company JTBC, and movie theatres chain Megabox.
Front page of JoongAng Ilbo (31 March 2015) | |
| Type | Daily Newspaper |
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| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) |
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| Founder(s) | Lee Byung-chul |
| Publisher | Chang-hee Park |
| Founded | September 22, 1965 |
| Political alignment | Conservatism Moderate conservatism Centre-right to right-wing |
| Website | joins.com joongang.co.kr |
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| Hangul | 중앙일보 |
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| Hanja | 中央日報 |
| Revised Romanization | Jungangilbo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chungang-ilbo |
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