Modern newspapers have been published in Korea since 1881, with the first native Korean newspaper being published in 1883.
Chōsen shinpō, the first newspaper in Korea (1881)
First issue of Hansŏng sunbo (1883)
The Korea Daily News (May 18, 1907 edition)
![Cover of the first issue of the Gyeongnam Ilbo [ko], now a Tangible Cultural Heritage of South Gyeongsang Province.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/%EA%B2%BD%EB%82%A8%EC%9D%BC%EB%B3%B4-%EC%B0%BD%EA%B0%84%ED%98%B8.jpg/500px-%EA%B2%BD%EB%82%A8%EC%9D%BC%EB%B3%B4-%EC%B0%BD%EA%B0%84%ED%98%B8.jpg)
Cover of the first issue of the Gyeongnam Ilbo [ko], now a Tangible Cultural Heritage of South Gyeongsang Province.
Kanjō shinpō
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The Kanjō shinpō was a Japanese- and Korean-language newspaper published in Seoul, Joseon. It was founded in either late 1894 or February 1895, and ran until it was acquired by the Japanese Resident-G
History of newspapers in Korea
…little prior experience in the field. Closely adjacent to this group was Adachi Kenzō, who founded the newspapers Chōsen jihō in Busan in 1894, and Kanjō shinpō in Seoul around 1894 or 1895. The papers were initially popular with Koreans, as they published general and useful information. Their technology and…
Front page of issue no. 908 (1900)
The newspaper's staff in front of their headquarters
Advertisements on the fourth page of an issue (1900)