Oh Yeon Ho is the founder of "citizen journalism" in the Republic of Korea, and CEO of OhmyNews

OhmyNews

OhmyNews is a South Korean online newspaper website with the motto "Every Citizen is a Reporter". It was founded by Oh Yeon Ho on February 22, 2000....

 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 a trained news staff. He is seen as one of the pivotal figures in the contemporary culture of South Korea

Contemporary culture of South Korea

The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...

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Biography

Oh was born in 1964 in Gokseong. He graduated from Yonsei University

Yonsei University

Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...

 in 1988 with a degree in Korean literature

Korean literature

Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by Korean writers. For much of its 3,000 years of literature history, it was written both in Hanja and in Korean, first using the transcription systems idu and gugyeol, and finally using the Korean script Hangul. It is commonly...

. He earned a master's degree in journalism from Regent University

Regent University

Regent University is a private coeducational interdenominational Christian university located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The school was founded by the American televangelist Pat Robertson in 1978 as Christian Broadcasting Network University. A satellite campus located in...

 in 1998 and has a PhD in mass-communication at Sogang University

Sogang University

Sogang University is one of the leading research and liberal arts universities in Seoul, South Korea.The University was established in 1960 by the Society of Jesus to provide education based on the Catholic beliefs and inspired by the Jesuit educational philosophy, such as Georgetown University in...

 in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. In 2006, he received the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for his work with information technology, most specifically his pioneering development of OhmyNews and the society-transforming contributions that resulted.

External links

• OhmyNews official site
• http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=153109&rel_no=1
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2843651.stm
• http://www.changemakers.net/library/temp/nytimes030603.cfm
• http://www.atimes.com.by-parakeet.gibeo.net/atimes/Korea/FK25Dg01.html
• http://www.wacc.org.uk/wacc/publications/media_action/253_oct_2003/ohmynews_anyone_can_be_a_reporter
• http://www.prwatch.org/node/1771
• http://creativeink.blogspot.com/2004/12/citizen-journalists.html
• http://www.editorsweblog.org/2004/05/every_citizen_i.html
• Jan Jan (Japanese citizen journalism)
• Las Ultimas Noticias (Chilean citizen journalism)
• Los Trabajos Practicos (Argentine citizen journalism)