Newsis

Newsis News Agency
Country
Republic of Korea
First air date
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06)
AvailabilityGlobal
FoundedSeptember 2001
Headquarters12 Floor 173 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Official website
www.newsis.com
LanguageKorean

Newsis News Agency (Korean: 뉴시스통신사) or Newsis is a privately owned news agency in South Korea. Prior to the launch of Newsis, the Yonhap News Agency was the only news agency in South Korea. It was launched in September 2001.[1][2] Newsis' news is only available in Korean.

The newspaper had a predecessor, News Syndicate Korea (뉴스신디케이트 코리아) that was founded in 1995.[3] It took a legel battle that lasted several years to receive permission to register as a telecommunications company. Once permission was granted in June 2001, Newsis was founded.[4][3]

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  2. ^ Kim, Daeho (2018). "2000 Broadcasting Act and 2005 Newspaper Act: Balancing Public and Market Interests". Media Governance in Korea 1980–2017. Springer International Publishing. pp. 89–110. ISBN 978-3-319-70302-2.
  3. ^ a b 박, 내선 (2020-08-13). "신문에 연일 '항의광고' 내는 '뉴시스' 사장". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ 권, 재현 (2001-07-10). "제2통신사 '뉴시스'탄생". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-24.