Hankook Ilbo Media Group
 | This article may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies. (January 2018) |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2017) |
| Industry | Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Chang Key-young |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Website | www.hankooki.com |
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, , Sports Hankook, , Weekly Hankook and The Korea Times in North America. Hankook Ilbo also published Korean editions of , Popular Science, Golf Magazine and is Bloomberg TV's content partner.[1]
History[]
Controversy[]
Chang Jae-ku, former chairman of the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, was found guilty in February 2014 by the Seoul Central District Court of embezzling company funds worth a total of 45.6 billion won ($40.8 million) from Hankook Ilbo and . He was sentenced to three years in prison.[2]
See also[]
- List of companies of South Korea
- Communications in South Korea
References[]
- ^ Kikuchi, Tomomi. "Asia's print media are on the ropes". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Newspaper owner gets prison term for embezzlement". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. February 11, 2014.
Categories:
- Mass media companies of South Korea
- Publishing companies established in 1954
- Companies based in Seoul
- South Korean companies established in 1954