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South Korean weekly magazine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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SisaIN is a progressive weekly news magazine based in South Korea, covering political and social issues. It was founded in 2007 by former journalists of Sisa Journal who resigned due to a controversy over editorial independence concerning a Samsung-related article.[citation needed]

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The magazine's inaugural issue was published on August 29, 2007, following a labor strike and mass resignation of reporters protesting editorial interference. Notable journalists including Joo Jin-woo and Ko Jae-yeol were among the founding members.[citation needed]

In 2013, the Korea ABC Association reported SisaIN as the highest in paid circulation among South Korean weekly news magazines, with over 46,000 paid copies between July 2011 and June 2012.[citation needed]

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Awards

  • The editorial team received the 23rd An Jong-pil Free Press Award (2011).[1]
  • Photojournalist Jo Nam-jin received the Korean Journalists Association’s Monthly Award for his coverage of Choi Soon-sil in 2016.[2]
  • Journalists Ko Je-kyu, Shin Han-seul, Kim Yeon-hee, and Lee Sang-won were awarded for their feature “Living on Minimum Wage.”[3]

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