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About Company

The Korea JoongAng Daily is an English-language news organization that delivers in-depth, on-the-scene journalism informing readers around the world of the issues of the day in Korea.

Under the slogan “Your window to Korea,” the Korea JoongAng Daily strives to publish factual, timely, unbiased articles that make it the newspaper of report for English-speakers in Korea and globally.

The Korea JoongAng Daily is the English-language arm of JoongAng Group, a Korean media conglomerate spanning print, digital and broadcast, and benefits from the expertise of our colleagues at the JoongAng Ilbo and JoongAng Sunday, alongside the dedicated work of our own in-house reporters.

The Korea JoongAng Daily operates a bilingual newsroom with four desks — national, business, culture and sports — led by expert desk chiefs and a separate team of native speaking English-language editors recruited from some of the top media organizations in the world.

Alongside the Korea JoongAng Daily website and print newspaper, the company also operates K-campus, a news-adjacent platform for international students in Korea and interested in Korea, and Korean entertainment news and community website Celeb Confirmed. The company also releases a weekly educational supplement, Think English, and publishes dual-language content online on a daily basis.

In a rapidly changing media landscape, the Korea JoongAng Daily has also embraced the digitization of the industry with an increased focus on digital articles, social media storytelling and video content, while staying grounded and in-touch with our readers through a range of in-person events.

The Korea JoongAng Daily has been in association with the New York Times since 2000 and co-publishes the print editions of the two newspapers together. Subscribers in Korea receive the Korea JoongAng Daily, the International New York Times and get access to the New York Times website.

Message from the Publisher

These days, it is a cliche to say that the newspaper industry is dying. The visible contraction in newspaper subscriptions, recent news of the sale of the Washington Post and closures or bankruptcies of other newspaper organizations all attest to this impression.

But, as always, there are exceptional organizations which successfully confront crisis situations not just to survive but transform and become even stronger. Such is the case of the Korea JoongAng Daily and its association with the New York Times.

Launched in 2000 in the aftermath of the 1998 Asian financial crisis and weathering the 2008 global economic crisis, the Korea JoongAng Daily has worked strenuously to develop a generation of multitalented and multilingual professional journalists dedicated to delivering the most relevant news across the political, corporate and cultural spectrum. This quality is further enhanced by our team of foreign editors and expert Asia hands, with Pulitzer prizes to their credit and backgrounds at The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Time magazine, Forbes and Bloomberg News, among other organizations.

We claim to be the most relevant English newspaper in Korea because, unlike others, the Korea JoongAng Daily is strictly dedicated to bringing you the most authoritative and trustworthy reporting about Korea, its politics and business, sports, art and culture, insightful interviews and editorials fromthe nation’s opinion leaders. In other words, we claim to best represent the genuine voicesof Korea in English.

As for major headlines around the world, what better source is there than our decade-long partner, the New York Times. While the International Herald Tribune’s historic masthead will be missed by many when the newspaper becomes the New York Times, its quality will be fortified through this meaningful brand consolidation in the era of digital media.

Together, the Korea JoongAng Daily and the New York Times constitute the most relevant and comprehensive English newspaper in Korea.

Thank you for your continued support and interest in our publication.

Respectfully,

Park Chang-hee

FAQS

Where can I buy the paper off the newsstand?

You can find Korea JoongAng Daily-NYT at bookstores and some convenience stores in Seoul.

Bookstores :

- Kyobo: Gangnam, Gwanghwamun, Daegu, Seoul National Univ., Songdo, Eunpyeong, Ewha Womans Univ., Jamsil, Jeonbuk National Univ.

- Youngpoong: Gangnam, Gangnam Posco, Seohyeon, COEX starfield, Yeouido, Jonggakjongro, Hongik Univ.

How often is the paper published?

The Korea JoongAng Daily - The New York Times is distributed from Monday to Friday, with only The New York Times on Saturday. The paper is not published on Lunar New Year, Chuseok, Labor Day (5/1) and Christmas (12/25).

When does the paper arrive?

The paper usually arrives around 6 a.m. However, readers outside Seoul and the metropolitan area will receive issues one day late.

How much is the subscription fee?

The longer your subscription, the more you save.