Hankook Ilbo
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox newspaper Template:Liberalism in South Korea Hankook Ilbo (Template:Korean) is a Korean language daily newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hankook Ilbo was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> it was sold to Template:Interlanguage link, which also owns The Korea Times.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Political position
Hankook Ilbo tends to be economically centre-right and socially centre-left. Hankook Ilbo is a "liberal" media, but this is different from the meaning of "liberal" in the American political context.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Hankook Ilbo officially does not put forward ideology other than "centrism", but has basically shown a fiscal conservative tone that values "fiscal responsibility". The newspaper has often criticized the Moon Jae-in government's fiscal policy for its lack of awareness of "financial soundness" (Template:Korean).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This newspaper also supports "liberal economy".<ref name="ecolib">Template:Cite book</ref>
In contrast to the somewhat conservative tendency financially, Hankook Ilbo has some cultural liberal tendency. The newspaper supported LGBT and other minority rights and emphasized "diversity".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Hankook Ilbo has criticized the hatred of obesity in Korean society<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> with a favored view of feminism.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>