Comments on: Marmot’s workplace a landmark of Korean journalistic history http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/ Korea... in Blog Format Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61472 Sonagi Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:29:16 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61472 @Curzon: <em>dambae</em> means "cigarettes" in Korean. @Curzon:

dambae means “cigarettes” in Korean.

]]> By: oranckay http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61436 oranckay Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:44:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61436 Isn't that where we used to extinguish dambae? Isn’t that where we used to extinguish dambae?

]]> By: Haisan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61321 Haisan Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:23:06 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61321 You can see a photo of that original building (at least I think it is the same building that once stood where your office is) at the Donga's website: http://www.donga.com/docs/ilbo/html/01_company/company_0601.htm You can see a photo of that original building (at least I think it is the same building that once stood where your office is) at the Donga’s website:
http://www.donga.com/docs/ilbo.....y_0601.htm

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61310 Sonagi Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:48:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61310 The plaque commemorates that building, formerly a school, as the place where the Donga Ilbo was first published by a group of citizens. The newspaper later moved to its present Kwanghwamoon location, and the building then housed another paper with an unfamiliar name (perhaps no longer published). A Korean woman whose husband was an editor for an economic daily told me that the Donga Ilbo was reputed to be the most independent during the Japanese occupation. Yes, very weighty stuff. Don't think this thread will derail the Dokdo gods race to 300 posts. The plaque commemorates that building, formerly a school, as the place where the Donga Ilbo was first published by a group of citizens. The newspaper later moved to its present Kwanghwamoon location, and the building then housed another paper with an unfamiliar name (perhaps no longer published).

A Korean woman whose husband was an editor for an economic daily told me that the Donga Ilbo was reputed to be the most independent during the Japanese occupation.

Yes, very weighty stuff. Don’t think this thread will derail the Dokdo gods race to 300 posts.

]]> By: gbnhj http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61308 gbnhj Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:31:15 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61308 Basically, it says that the building, which had been occupied by a school, was purchased by the newspaper and has been its place of operations since that time. Weighty stuff, indeed... Basically, it says that the building, which had been occupied by a school, was purchased by the newspaper and has been its place of operations since that time.

Weighty stuff, indeed…

]]> By: Curzon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61305 Curzon Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:19:32 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61305 Translation please! Translation please!

]]> By: Paul H. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61295 Paul H. Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:07:56 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/04/marmots-workplace-a-landmark-of-korean-journalistic-history/#comment-61295 My goodness, am I really going to be first to make a comment? I hate for this "first-time distinction" to be one which expresses ignorance, but I guess it can't be helped. Here it is: "I didn't follow anything above "Donga Ilbo Building Site", nor everything after "1920", '1917", and "1926" ". Perhaps there's an unspoken common assumption here, one that I have missed? ("If you have to ask, you don't need to know -- American!") In which case, I humbly apologize for my impertinence. If/when I ever make it to the ROK, I promise to report immediately to the nearest local police station, to receive my "bad/ignorant GI" beating. My goodness, am I really going to be first to make a comment?

I hate for this “first-time distinction” to be one which expresses ignorance, but I guess it can’t be helped.

Here it is: “I didn’t follow anything above “Donga Ilbo Building Site”, nor everything after “1920″, ‘1917″, and “1926″ “.

Perhaps there’s an unspoken common assumption here, one that I have missed? (”If you have to ask, you don’t need to know — American!”)

In which case, I humbly apologize for my impertinence. If/when I ever make it to the ROK, I promise to report immediately to the nearest local police station, to receive my “bad/ignorant GI” beating.

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