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Category Archives: Korean Media
More Lousy TV Commercials? No Thanks
November 6, 2007 – 10:24 am
The Korea Broadcasting Commission recently gave permission to the regular TV broadcasters to run more commercials inside their programming, however more civic groups and commission employees are against such, citing that the resulting chaos in competition would degrade programming standards. The commission should also consider that most people hate the excessive advertising that is already [...]
If Only it were True
October 29, 2007 – 10:59 pm
As a magazine editor, I usually don’t poke fun at headlines (lest I read about my screw-ups on someone else’s blog), but Korea.net might want to rethink this one.
Violent Crime Against Women in the News
October 25, 2007 – 2:23 pm
I’ve always felt Korea to be a really safe place to live. The safest place I’ve ever been, in fact. With the possible exception of the North Koreans dropping a nuke on my house, I’ve never felt worried that something untoward might happen to me, even at night.
In fact, the only areas I feel the [...]
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
October 20, 2007 – 7:09 pm
The crack Samsung PR department strikes again. They give us another delicious juxtaposition, this time in the Chosun Ilbo, and it includes the obligatory comment from Samsung CEO Lee “Sandwich” Kun-hee:
Corporate Culture at Samsung Is Changing
…The Samsung Group is leading the way in improving corporate culture because of a realization that the “creative management” stressed [...]
키 키 키 . . .
September 17, 2007 – 10:42 am
The Joongang Ilbo has a mind-numbing description of Korean politics through the internet. The awful “Die Hard”-Lee Myung Bak poster is so wrong on many levels (they think it is “hip” . . . ), not to mention the “boating game” on the Hanara site that boosts the infamous canal project of Hanara’s leading [...]
The Secret Beverly Hillbilly from Pusan
September 6, 2007 – 12:10 pm
I was amused to read the following account of the current head of the NIS (National Security Director) in Korea, who invited hometown friends to visit his workplace. A newspaper editorial mentions that they “drank fine wine at the NIS cafeteria and shot guns.“ Apparently, someone at the Chosun Ilbo is not impressed with this [...]
Foreign Money Is So Foreign
August 27, 2007 – 12:27 pm
Per a Chosun Ilbo article, local banks are charging fees for depositing anything other than Won and U.S. Dollars.
Foreign banks, like HSBC, charge none. I thought Korean banks liked money too but I guess they like getting more money even better.
One More Chance to See Death Proof!
August 18, 2007 – 4:33 am
Calling fellow foreign bodies! Wanna see Quentin Tarantino’s new movie? For free? And you don’t even have to do anything, like give blood or register for a credit card.
Just show up and be ready to rumble – they want eager Americans and others who might “get” this film better than perhaps Korean crowds might, so [...]
BMW or Mercedes Benz?
August 16, 2007 – 11:32 am
For car buffs out there, the local media is speculating on what type of car that Pres. Roh will ride on his visit to Pyongyang.
The candidates so far, are a BMW 760Li or a Mercedes-Benz S600. For Equus haters, the Equus is off the list, because unlike the German-made cars, it is not bulletproofed.
I have to [...]
So, Where are All the Korean Reporters At?
August 7, 2007 – 10:47 pm
The Hankyoreh (Korean) comments on something that personally I’ve found quite annoying about the manner in which the Korean press has covered the Korean hostage situation in Afghanistan.
Namely, the Korean press has done very little actual journalism work. Instead, it has concentrated on translating foreign press reports.
If you’ve been reading the Korean press, I’m not [...]
Imported baked goods make the news
August 1, 2007 – 11:23 am
There was the recent spat in the Korean media regarding US beef.
Now, the Korean media has switched targets to imported baked goods. According to the Korean media, preprocessed imported (one media outlet specifically stated US-made) baked goods which are then baked and sold as pies, doughnuts, cookies, and pastries in Korean discount retail chains (BTW, [...]
Christopher Hill’s son buys a Hyundai
July 26, 2007 – 10:40 am
Major Korean news outlets are reporting that Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill’s son Nathan had decided to buy a silver Hyundai Elantra(Avante in Korea). Mr. Nathan Hill is reported to be “very satisfied” with his new Hyundai. Assistant Secretary Hill is reported to have said that “Korean cars give good performance and that people should buy [...]
Latest twist in the US beef saga
July 19, 2007 – 10:58 am
Just when you thought the controversy regarding US beef was dying down, the Korean media are now reporting that Lotte Mart, the first major retail chain to start selling recently imported US beef, profited, by labeling and selling cheaper chuck-eye rolls as sirloin.
I don’t condone what Lotte Mart did, but one can’t help wondering if [...]
A Crossword Puzzle
July 12, 2007 – 11:18 am
While there has been much complaining about President Roh’s attempts to control media sources and suits have been filed to fight for the perceived freedom of the press, several organizations were so infuriated that the decided to go even further than merely protesting the merging of pressrooms and are now pressing for the removal of [...]