JoongAng Ilbo

The JoongAng
Front page of JoongAng Ilbo (31 March 2015)
TypeDaily Newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)
  • Samsung (1965–1999)
  • JoongAng Holdings Ltd. (1999–present)
Founder(s)Lee Byung-chul
PublisherChang-hee Park
FoundedSeptember 22, 1965
Political alignmentConservatism
Moderate conservatism
Centre-right to right-wing
CountrySouth Korea
Websitewww.joongang.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul
중앙일보
Hanja
中央日報
Lit.Central Daily
RRJungang ilbo
MRChungang ilbo

The JoongAng, formerly known as JoongAng Ilbo (Korean: 중앙일보; lit. Central Daily), is a South Korean daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the three biggest newspapers in South Korea, and a newspaper of record for South Korea. The paper also publishes an English edition, Korea JoongAng Daily, in alliance with the International New York Times. It is often regarded as the holding company of JoongAng Group chaebol (a spin-off from Samsung) as it is owner of various affiliates, such as the broadcast station and drama producing company JTBC, and movie theatres chain Megabox.