Han-Kyung-Oh' refers to Hankyoreh Sinmun, Kyunghyang Sinmun, and Ohmynews

OhmyNews

OhmyNews is a South Korean online newspaper website with the motto "Every Citizen is a Reporter". It was founded by Oh Yeon Ho on February 22, 2000....

, the three main liberal press in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. Han-Kyung-Oh are known to have a strong left wing voice in Korea

Liberalism in South Korea

This article gives an overview of liberalism in South Korea. It is limited to liberal democratic parties with substantial support, mainly proven by having had a representation in parliament.-Introduction:...

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Criticisms

There are criticisms of Han-Kyung-oh’s past work and their allegedly biased press coverage.

Excessive Reporting in Politics

There is criticism of the Han-Kyung-Oh’s intentional excess of reporting of (or lesser focus on) major events in order to ensure their political gain. For example, Han-Kyung-Oh reported excessively about the economic crisis in September 2008.

Opposing U.S. beef imports

Han-Kyung-Oh say old U.S. cattle pose a risk of transmitting the fatal brain condition known as "mad cow disease" to humans. They wanted South Korea shut its doors to some US beef.