Korean media mogul Hong of JoongAng hints he may join presidential race
PoliticsMar 18, 2017
Hong Seok-hyun, chairman of JoongAng Media Network, on Saturday implied he may join the upcoming 19th presidential election of South Korea. In an email sent to executives and employees of the Korean media group that owns daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo and cable TV channel JTBC, Hong announced his resignation from the chairman post and suggested he would play a role in the upcoming May 9 election....