Sisain
South Korean weekly magazine
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Sisain (Korean: 시사IN) is a weekly news magazine based in South Korea. It was founded in 2007 by former journalists of Sisa Journal who resigned due to a controversy over editorial independence.
| Editor-in-chief | Lee Sook-yi |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Pyo Wan-soo (publisher) |
| Categories | News magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | August 29, 2007 |
| Company | Cham Media Co., Ltd. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Website | www |
History
The magazine's inaugural issue was published on August 29, 2007, following a labor strike and mass resignation of reporters protesting editorial interference concerning a Samsung-related article.[1] Notable journalists including Joo Jin-woo and Ko Jae-yeol were among the founding members.[citation needed]
In 2013, the Korea ABC Association reported Sisain as the highest in paid circulation among South Korean weekly news magazines, with over 46,000 paid copies between July 2011 and June 2012.[citation needed]
Awards
- The editorial team received the 23rd An Jong-pil Free Press Award (2011).[2]
- Photojournalist Jo Nam-jin received the Korean Journalists Association’s Monthly Award for his coverage of Choi Soon-sil in 2016.[3]
- Journalists Ko Je-kyu, Shin Han-seul, Kim Yeon-hee, and Lee Sang-won were awarded for their feature “Living on Minimum Wage.”[4]