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Event: 20th Anniversary Ceremony of Internet Newspaper Day
Date Commemorated: July 28th (the day the Internet newspaper secured legal status with a revision to the newspaper law in 2005).
Key Speakers and Their Messages:
Song Won-seok (President of the People’s Strength):
Acknowledged the active growth of internet newspapers in the digital revolution era. Highlighted the challenges posed by AI and rapid digital evolution to news creation and dissemination.
hoped internet newspapers would pursue a “trusted position.”
Kim Kyo-heung (Chairman of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee):
Mentioned Korea’s falling press freedom index (62nd last year) and its gradual recovery.
Park Jong-hyun (Chairman of the Korea Journalists Association):
Appreciated the accumulated achievements of internet newspapers.
Believed that with support, Korean media (including internet media) could move in a “better and desirable direction.”
Other Notable Attendees: Woo Won-sik (Chairman of the National Assembly), Oh Se-hoon (Seoul Mayor), Kim Dong-yeon (Governor), and Yoo Jung-bok (Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor) also delivered messages.
Awards Ceremony:
‘2025 Internet Newspaper Press Awards’ were presented.
Awards were given in three media categories and 17 press sectors.
Award Winners Highlighted:
Entire Media Category: Newsway (CEO Hwang’s god)
Reason: Highly regarded for establishing its own Content Management System (CMS) for small and medium-sized media, managing the entire content process internally.
Media Innovation Excellence Award: Sisa Week (CEO Lee Hyung-un)
Reason: Conducted on-site coverage of climate change and Antarctic ecology at the Sejong Science Base (December 14, 2024 – January 10, 2025).
Media Social Responsibility Excellence Award: Kyung-in Maeil (CEO kim Hyung-geun)
Reason: Praised for consistent reporting on complex regional issues in Gyeonggi-do (especially Ansan) and close contact with local residents.
Entire Sidewalk Category: Cookie News (Kim Eun-bin and Choi Eun-hee)
Reason: in-depth reports on how generations act on youth independence and residential rights, revealing structural welfare system problems through interviews, statistics, and analysis.
Other Awarded Sectors: Exploration reports, economic reports, professional reports, and local reports were also recognized.Overall Purpose of the Event:
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Internet Newspaper Day.
to recognize achievements in the internet media sector.
To discuss the current state and future direction of internet journalism in Korea.
