Sewol Facts

A Resource for Journalists

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Summary:
The Sewol sinking garnered extensive media coverage around the world. Eventually, as with coverage in Korea, it shifted from focusing on the incident itself to stories about Yoo Byung-eun. But unlike the Korean media, the media in the West did not correct coverage that had initially been inaccurate, because their reporters had moved on.  

7-Minute Read

A convenient repository of articles, essays, summaries of investigations, and other factual materials related to the sinking of the Sewol ferry.

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