Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
The 100 years of history of the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo show that wrong press can be a social weapon.
The 100 years of history of the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo show that wrong press can be a social weapon.
Roh Moo-hyun
Self (archive footage)
Chun Doo-hwan
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Park Chung-hee
Self (archive footage)
Kwon Yang-sook
Self (archive footage)
Lee Myung-bak
Self (archive footage)
The 100 years of history of the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo show that wrong press can be a social weapon.
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