''Hankook Ilbo'' () is a Korean-language daily newspaper in

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, South Korea. As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200. It was previously published by the

Hankook Ilbo Media Group The Hankook Ilbo Media Group was a South Korean publishing company founded in 1954 by Chang Key-young and headquartered in Seoul. It had been the publisher of ''Hankook Ilbo'', ''The Korea Times'', '' Seoul Economic Daily'', '' Sports Hankook ...

, however following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Enterprise, which also owns ''

The Korea Times ''The Korea Times'' is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the '' Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language daily; both are owned by Dongwha Enterprise, a wood-based manufacture ...

''.

Political position

''Hankook Ilbo'' tends to be economically centre-right and socially centre-left. ''Hankook Ilbo'' is a "

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" media, but this is different from the meaning of "

" in the American political context. ''Hankook Ilbo'' officially doesn't put forward ideology other than "centrism". However, ''Hankook Ilbo'' has basically shown a fiscal conservative tone that values "fiscal responsibility". The newspaper has often criticized the

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government's fiscal policy for its lack of awareness of "financial soundness" (). This newspaper also supports "liberal economy". In contrast to the somewhat conservative tendency financially, the ''Hankook Ilbo'' has some

cultural liberal Cultural liberalism is a social philosophy which expresses the social dimension of liberalism and advocates the freedom of individuals to choose whether to conform to cultural norms. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, it is often expressed a ...

tendency. The newspaper supported LGBT and other minority rights and emphasized "diversity", and also criticized the hatred of obesity in Korean society. In addition, the ''Hankook Ilbo'' has a favorable view of

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External links

Official site
Centrist newspapers Daily newspapers published in South Korea Economic liberalism Liberal media in South Korea Liberalism in South Korea Mass media in Seoul {{SouthKorea-newspaper-stub

Political position

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