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December 24, 2024

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‘Pro-North’ paper with conservative daily’s name unearthed

Historian considers edition praising North Korean army a 'leaflet' by propagandists

Did a conservative South Korean daily’s editorial line take a brief but stark turn to the left after the 1950 North Korean invasion?

A recently unearthed paper from June 1950 seems to suggest it did, but there is reason to doubt its authorship.

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