The Dong-a Ilbo
The Dong-a Ilbo (Korean: 동아일보; lit. East Asia Daily) is a newspaper of record in Korea since 1920 with a daily circulation of more than 1.2 million and opinion leaders as its main readers. The Dong-a Ilbo is the parent company of Dong-a Media Group (DAMG), which is composed of 11 affiliates including Sports Dong-a, Dong-a Science, DUNet, and dongA.com, as well as Channel A, general service cable broadcasting company launched on 1 December 2011. It covers a variety of areas including news, drama, entertainment, sports, education, and movies.
First issue on 1 April 1920 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Dong-a Ilbo, Co. |
| Publisher | Kim Jae-Ho (CEA) |
| Founded | 1 April 1920 |
| Political alignment | Right-wing Conservatism Historical (1920 – 1975): Liberalism |
| Circulation | over 1.2 million |
| Website | english |
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| Revised Romanization | Dong-a Ilbo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tong-a Ilbo |
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The Dong-a Ilbo has partnered with international news companies such as The New York Times of the United States of America, The Asahi Shimbun of Japan and The People's Daily of China. It has correspondents stationed in five major cities worldwide including Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, Cairo and Paris. It also publishes global editions in 90 cities worldwide including New York, London, Paris and Frankfurt.