Research Guides: Korean Studies: News Sources

Korean Newspaper Databases - GW Subscribed

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Chosun Ilbo Archive (조선일보 아카이브)
Full-text, keyword searchable PDF's of this major Korean newspaper from 1920 to the present
Dong-A Ilbo and Archive
Full-text, keyword searchable PDF's of this major Korean newspaper from 1920 to the present
Korea Times
One of the oldest English-language newspaper in Korea, with coverage from the 1950s.
North Korean News (NK News Pro)
News, opinion and analysis, research tools, and primary and secondary data from and about the politics, military, society and culture of North Korea.
KPM (조선언론정보기지): North Korea's Newspapers and Journals Database
Full text database available for major journals and newspapers published in North Korea. KPM database includes the English edition of the Pyongyang Times, and the PDF version of Rodong Sinmun, Minju Choson, Munhak Sinmun includes color photos. Searchable by keywords, and browsable by subject areas or journal/newspaper titles. Available both in Korean & Japanese.

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대한민국 신문 아카이브 (Korean Newspaper Archives)
This archives holds 80 old Korean newspapers including the original English newspapers "The Independent" and "Korea Daily News" with about 2,000,000 articles published from 1880 to 1950. Service is provided by National Library of Korea.
근현대 신문자료
PDF images of newspapers (e.g., 황성신문, 독립신문, 매일신보) from 1896-1963 are provided by 한국역사정보통합시스템.
빅카인즈 (BIG KINDS : Korean Integrated News Database)
You can locate regional newspapers and select newspapers from the 1990's forward. Search in English to find articles written in English.
네이버 뉴스라이브러리 (Naver News Library)
Online database of the back issues of the following four major Korean newspapers.
-Kyunghyang Shinmun (경향신문/ 京郷新聞) 1946-1999
-Donga Ilbo (동아일보/ 東亞日報) 1920-1999
-Maeil Business Newspaper (매일경제/ 毎日経済新聞) 1966-1999
-The Hankyoreh (한겨레) 1988-1999
한국역사정보통합시스템 (Korean History On-line)
Several historical Korean newspapers are searchable from 1980's to 1960's. Use English search words to find articles in English.
국사편찬위원회 (National Institute of Korean History) online databases include image reproductions of following historical Korean newspapers :

공립신보 (1905-1909)
동아일보 (1920-1962),
부산일보 (1914-1944),
시대일보 (1923-1926),
신한민보 (1909-1945),
자유신문 (1945-1953),
조선중앙일보 (1933-1936),
조선총독부관보 (1010-1926),
조선시보 (1914-1940),
중앙일보 (1931-1933),
중외일보 (1926-1931),
신문스크랩자료 (1928-1940).

Japji Gage / 잡지가게 [Korean] : A Korean-language online portal of many magazines in South Korea.

Chosun Ilbo / 조선일보/朝鮮日報 [Korean/ English]
Donga Ilbo 동아일보/東亞日報 [Korean/ English]
Financial News / 파이낸셜뉴스 [Korean]
Hankook Ilbo / 한국일보/ 韓国日報 [Korean]
Hankyoreh / 한겨레 [Korean/ English]
JoongAng Ilbo / 중앙일보/ 中央日報 [Korean/ English]
Korea Daily -US / 미주 중앙일보 [Korean]
Korea News Gazette [English]
KBS World [English]
Korea Herald [English]
Korea IT Times [English]
Korea Times [English]
Korea TIme US / 미주 한국일보 [Korea/ English]
Kyunghyang Shinmun / 경향신문/ 京郷新聞 [Korean/ English]
Maeil Business Newspaper / 매일경제 [Korean/ English]
OhMyNews / 오마이뉴스 [Korean]
Pressian / 프레시안 [Korean]
Sisa News / 시사뉴스) [Korean]
Yonhap News / 연합뉴스 [Korean/ English]
Shinmoon Gage / 신문가게 [Korean] : A Korean-language online portal of most newspapers and news sources in South Korea.

대한뉴스 : eFilm Museum (e영상역사관) provides the archives of Taehan News from 1950-1990.
TV 가게 : A Korean language online portal of many TV stations in South Korea

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North Korean News (NK News Pro)
NK NEWS - about the politics, military, society.
NK PRO - research tools about North Korea, including company databases, organisational directory, ship tracker, etc.
KCNA WATCH -interface for accessing and searching official North Korea Central TV programs and newspapers such as Tongil Sinbo (통일신보), Pyongyang Times, Korea Today.
KPM (조선언론정보기지): North Korea's Newspapers and Journals Database
Full text database available for major journals and newspapers published in North Korea. KPM database includes the English edition of the Pyongyang Times, and the PDF version of Rodong Sinmun, Minju Choson, Munhak Sinmun includes color photos. Searchable by keywords, and browsable by subject areas or journal/newspaper titles. Available both in Korean & Japanese.

Nodong sinmun. 로동신문
Available from 1997 up to 2013 through Access World News Research Collection.
The Pyongyang times
North Korea's leading English newspaper. Issues from 2000 through 2006 are available on-line through Access World News Research Collection. Issues from 2007 to 2009 are located off-site. Issues from 2008 are available on-line through Factiva database.