Tuesday March 17, 2009
Today was an amazing day! I cannot describe how great Chosun Ilbo was. Chosun Ilbo is a Korean daily newspaper with a circulation of more than 2.2 million. The newspaper facilities were so innovative and cutting edge. They have about 300 people working for their bureau and about 20-30 reporters. When we walked into the Chosun building, it was as if we stepped into another world full of new and interesting ideas and technologies that will help push the journalism envelope.
The hall we walked down was full of inventions/ideas that will soon be available to the public. There was a touch screen television that allows you to look at the newspaper electronically, and read it (you have the options to zoom in/out, click on an advertisement and it will play the ad, and flip to the next page) all by touching the screen.
Another interesting thing we saw was the idea of reading the news on television. Chosun is working on a venture that allows subscribers to access the newspaper from their televisions by using a special remote control.
Finally, we looked at a futuristic way of reading the news—via hologram. The idea is to have a piece of flexible material that the hologram would appear and people could read it on the go. These types of ideas/inventions make me think we’ll be living like the Jetsons pretty soon.
After visiting Chosun Ilbo, it gave me a different outlook on the journalism industry, specifically newspapers. Many in the industry are saying newspapers are dying, however, after visiting this newspaper, I’d have to disagree. With innovative ideas and changes to compliment the change in the news cycle and the way people like to receive their news, I think Seoul is on the right track to rejuvenating the newspaper industry, keeping it alive for years to come.
Tomorrow it’s off to Korea University and Ubiquitous Dreams; I can’t wait!
Stay tuned as I Seoul Search…..
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