Joo Seong-ha

This is a Korean name; the family name is Joo.
Joo Seong-ha
Hangul 주성하
Revised Romanization Ju Seong-ha
McCune–Reischauer Chu Sŏng-ha

Joo Seong-ha (Hangul: 주성하) is a journalist from North Korea who defected to South Korea in 2002. Currently he is working as a reporter in the international affairs department of the newspaper, the Dong-a Ilbo.

Biography

Joo was born in North Korea, where he graduated from Kim Il-sung University and worked as a professor. Prior to his escape, he was arrested and spent time in concentration camps before finally escaping from the North in 1998. After naturalization as a South Korean citizen in 2002, he began work in the international affairs department of the Dong-a Ilbo at the end of 2003. In March 2009, he was confirmed as a specialist reporter on North Korean affairs and has composed articles related to North Korea on top of regular international affairs coverage.

Joo operates a reporter's blog called "서울에서 쓰는 평양이야기" ("Pyongyang Story Written in Seoul"),[1] one of the most widely read online information channels about North Korea that has attracted 69 million page views as of October 3, 2015.[2] Furthermore, despite North Korea's repeated murder threats for whom the country deems a traitor, Joo continues to broadcast every week information from the outside world across the border to North Koreans, via Radio Free Asia.

Published Works

References

  1. ↑ "nambukstory.com". Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "See webpage counter on the bottom of right-hand panel". Retrieved October 3, 2015.
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