Cho Gab-je (; born, 24 October 1945) is a conservative
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n journalist and entrepreneur. He was born in
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefectur ...
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Japan in 1945 and raised in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea ...
, South Korea. Jo served as the chief editor and president of ''
Monthly Chosun
The ''Monthly Chosun'' () is a monthly Korean-language magazine published in South Korea.
, it is owned by Chosun News Press, which is owned by ChosunMedia. ChosunMedia also owns the ''Chosun Ilbo''.
Description
It primarily publishes on ...
''. He authored several books including ''"Spit on my grave"'', a biography of the former president,
Park Chung-hee
Park Chung-hee (, ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1961 ...
which was originally published in ''Monthly Chosun''.
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
See also
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Park Chung-hee
Park Chung-hee (, ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1961 ...
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Seungman Rhee
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Kim Gu
Kim Gu (, ; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also known by his pen name Baekbeom (백범; ), was a Korean statesman. He was the sixth, ninth, and president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea; a leader of the Korean indepen ...
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Ji Man-Won
Jee Man-won (born November 20, 1942 in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do) is a South Korean political scientist, journalist and entrepreneur.
See also
* Park Chung-hee
* Rhee Seung-man
* Kim Gu
Kim Gu (, ; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also kn ...
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Sunwoo Hwi
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Jin Jung Gwon
References
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South Korean journalists
1945 births
Living people
South Korean anti-communists
Busan High School alumni
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