SisaIN

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SisaIN
Editor-in-chiefLee Sook-yi
Former editorsPyo Wan-soo (publisher)
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyWeekly
First issueAugust 29, 2007 (2007-08-29)
CompanyCham Media Co., Ltd.
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Website Official website

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 ]

Awards

References

  1. "'SisaIN' wins Free Press Award". PD Journal (in Korean). 2011-10-14.
  2. "Korean Journalists Association Monthly Awards". edaily.co.kr. 2016-11-22.
  3. "Monthly Journalism Award for 'Minimum Wage Life'" (in Korean). Halla Ilbo.