Cho Gab-je (; born October 24, 1945) is a conservative South Korean journalist and entrepreneur. He was born in

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in 1945 and raised in

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, South Korea. Cho served as the chief editor and president of the ''

Monthly Chosun The ''Monthly Chosun'' () is a monthly Korean-language magazine published in South Korea. , it is owned by Chosun News Press, which in turn is owned by ChosunMedia. ChosunMedia also owns the ''Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper. Description It prima ...

''. He authored several books including ''

Spit On My Grave ''Spit on My Grave'' () is a Korean-language biography of South Korean President Park Chung Hee that was written by journalist Cho Gab-je. The biography was first published serially in the newspaper ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' beginning on October ...

'', a biography of the former president,

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, that was originally published serially in the ''Monthly Chosun''. Cho is a significant investigative journalist, but has become increasingly controversial over time. He is considered by others and self-professes to often making inflammatory and far-right remarks.

Awards

* 1974, the 7th Korean Journalist Award - Traces of heavy metal pollution * 1990, Magazine Writer Award * 1991, the 4th Asia-Pacific Special Award * 1994, Kwan Hoon club Journalist Award

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* South Korean journalists 1945 births Living people South Korean anti-communists Busan High School alumni Gab-je Park Chung Hee The Chosun Ilbo people {{SouthKorea-bio-stub

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