Oh Yeon-ho
Oh Yeon-ho | |
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Oh Yeon-ho, 2010 | |
| Born | 18 September 1964 Gokseong, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University Regent University Sogang University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, educator |
| Title | CEO and managing editor of OhmyNews Chairperson of Korea Internet Newspaper Association |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 오연호 |
| Revised Romanization | O Yeonho |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Yŏnho |
Oh Yeon-ho (born 18 September 1964) is the founder of "citizen journalism" in South Korea, and CEO of OhmyNews a new approach to cyber-journalism in which ordinary citizens can contribute to a major news organization through being at news events, filing reports, and having their work verified and edited by trained news staff. He is seen as one of the pivotal figures in the contemporary culture of South Korea.