Outlet track record
The Korea Herald
South Korean center-right English-language daily
The Korea Herald is a privately owned Seoul daily in English. Its owner is Herald Corporation, with Chairman Ryan Jungwook Hong and the Jungheung Group as reported major stakeholders. Its orientation is mainstream and moderately conservative on business and security issues. Its Trump-administration coverage is mostly straight news about how U.S. tariffs and investment demands affect South Korea, with editorials focused on Korean interests.
Owned byPublished by Herald Corporation, which also publishes Herald Business, Junior Herald and Campus Herald. Ryan Jungwook Hong bought the company in 2002 and is its chairman. Reports say Jungheung Group took a 47.8% stake in the Herald group in 2019. The current shareholding is not fully confirmed in the sources I consulted.
LeaningSouth Korean center-right English-language daily
On the administrationmostly neutral
2.8average bias score across 12 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun