2024
Hong Jeongsoo, Staff Reporter, Dong-a ilbo, Seoul. Jeongsoo has won awards for investigative stories relating to suicide and disabilities. Her interest in complex societal issues led to writing a book on changing generational dynamics, establishing her as a thought leader in the area.
2023
Won Mo Yu, Staff Reporter, Dong-A Ilbo, Seoul. Will has been a journalist for almost a decade, and covers legal affairs for Korea’s oldest newspaper. He made his mark uncovering a major scandal linked to business and politics. For his coverage, he was named Journalist of the Year 2022 by the Korean News Editors Association and his publication was named Newspaper of the Year by the Korean Newspaper Association.
2022
Hong Jun Ki, Staff Writer, Chosunilbo, Seoul. Junki has reported on everything from sports and crime to transport and health. Now part of Chosunilbo’s economics desk, he covers stock markets, the Korean pension fund scheme and state investments. His interests are stock market analyses and computer games.