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Han-Kyung-Oh' (Hankyungoh, 한경오, 한京oh) refers to Hankyoreh Sinmun, Kyunghyang Sinmun, and Ohmynews, the three main liberal press newspapers in South Korea. Han-Kyung-Oh are known to have a strong left wing voice in Korea.

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Criticisms

There are criticisms of Han-Kyung-oh’s past work and their allegedly biased press coverage.

Excessive Reporting on Politics

There is criticism of the Han-Kyung-Oh’s intentional excess of reporting of (or lesser focus on) major events in order to ensure their political gain. For example, Han-Kyung-Oh reported excessively about the economic crisis in September 2008.

Opposing U.S. beef imports

Han-Kyung-Oh say old U.S. cattle pose a risk of transmitting the fatal brain condition known as "mad cow disease" to humans. They wanted South Korea to shut its doors to some US beef.

References

Hankyungoh Wikipedia


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