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Cheguk sinmun

Cheguk sinmun was a Korean-language newspaper published in the Korean Empire between 1898 and 1910. It founded on August 8, 1898, by Yi Jong-myeon (李鍾冕) and published in Seoul. It was published using the purely vernacular Hangul script and attracted a largely lower or middle class and female readership. It was less political than the other papers of the period, concentrating instead on social issues. One of its early reporters was the young Syngman Rhee.

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Cheguk sinmun
Cover of August 22, 1898 edition
FoundedAugust 8, 1898 (1898-08-08)
Ceased publication
1910
LanguageKorean
CitySeoul
CountryJoseon, Korean Empire
Cheguk sinmun
Hangul
제국신문; 뎨국신문
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeguk sinmun
McCune–ReischauerCheguk sinmun

Cheguk sinmun (Korean: 뎨국신문; 제국신문; Hanja: 帝國新聞; lit. 'Imperial Post') was a Korean-language newspaper published in the Korean Empire between 1898 and 1910. It founded on August 8, 1898, by Yi Jong-myeon (李鍾冕) and published in Seoul.1 It was published using the purely vernacular Hangul script and attracted a largely lower or middle class and female readership.1 It was less political than the other papers of the period, concentrating instead on social issues. One of its early reporters was the young Syngman Rhee.1

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  1. 제국신문 (帝國新聞). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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