Impressions of Journalism In Korea From Foreign Journalists

Foreign correspondents, journalists, and prominent bloggers based in Korea were recently invited to attend a night of networking and panel discussions hosted by the Korea Observer and the Senior Public Diplomacy Group, a volunteer wing of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Korea FM spoke with attendees and asked them what it was like living and working in South Korea, including the benefits and disadvantages they faced. This report also includes audio from a panel discussion on pitching stories about Korea and a brief history lesson in some of the first Western journalists who visited the peninsula.Subscribe to our daily "Korean News Update" or weekly "This Week Korea" and "Korea Speaks" reports via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?mt=2Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS Feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm