Hankyoreh arrived in 1988 with no corporate backers, funded by the very journalists the military government had expelled. The outlet South Korean conservatives most want silenced is also, according to Korean journalists polled for nine consecutive years, the country's most trusted newspaper. A martial law decree in December 2024 that specifically ordered its power cut confirmed both facts at once.

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Origin:: South Korea
Region:: Asia
Founded:: 1988
Language:: Korean (English edition: english.hani.co.kr)

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Latest assessment: 2026-03-29. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 6 (4 themes). report@told.news

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