Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

Jan 1, 2021

2h 48m

★ 5.5

Overview

The 100 years of history of the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo show that wrong press can be a social weapon.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Newstapa

Atnine Film

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Roh Moo-hyun

Self (archive footage)

Chun Doo-hwan

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Park Chung-hee

Self (archive footage)

Kwon Yang-sook

Self (archive footage)

Lee Myung-bak

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No overview available.

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