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jack_b57
Joined: 02 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:39 am Post subject: Decent Newspaper in Korea - Where to purchase? |
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I came across a "International Herald Tribune" newspaper in a Korean airport and am wondering if they sell this paper anywhere in Korea. Does anyone know of any locations that sell this? I can't seem to find it in your general convenience store that only sells Korea Times and Korea Heralds.
Bookstores, maybe? |
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bossface
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| the Family Mart next to Taco Bell in Itaewon sells the Herald Tribune. i've seen it in Gangnam in random places too, but that Family Mart is a sure shot. 5 star hotels probably have it too. |
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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unfortunately, i haven't really seen it sold in a wide variety of places.
i used to subscribe to it, but don't have the time to read the paper anymore.
it's not too expensive, about 25,000 a month for both the iht and joongang daily (imo, the best english-language korean paper). definitely worth it. check out the joonang ilbo site for info. |
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chrisblank
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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It is the best paper around and so I subscribe. I only get to read the whole thing a few days a week, but it is really nice to have the paper around, especially the week-end edition.
They have changed the format of the paper, the Korea JoongAng Daily is now on the outside with the Herald Tribune inside, so if you are looking around don't just look for the Herald Tribune banner.
Check out their web page for subscription info. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Try the 5 star hotels, or Seoul station. |
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Poker
Joined: 16 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| The English department at my public school subscribes to The Korea Times. I read it daily, it's not too bad. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:55 am Post subject: Re: Decent Newspaper in Korea - Where to purchase? |
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| jack_b57 wrote: |
I came across a "International Herald Tribune" newspaper in a Korean airport and am wondering if they sell this paper anywhere in Korea. Does anyone know of any locations that sell this? I can't seem to find it in your general convenience store that only sells Korea Times and Korea Heralds.
Bookstores, maybe? |
I think the magazine/newspaper stall at Express Bus Terminal in the departure bit does. I know it sells the FT as well. |
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jack_b57
Joined: 02 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds good. Thanks. I look forward to reading more international news...news a little less biased towards showing how awesome Korea is. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| Poker wrote: |
| The English department at my public school subscribes to The Korea Times. I read it daily, it's not too bad. |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| I get the Korea Times delivered. You could actually go to the website, but I just find it more relaxing to read the newspaper. The Korea Herald seems to be only business news. |
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hallazgo
Joined: 22 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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print is dead. You're getting news that is - at the very least - 12 hours old. More if you're getting a paper like the Herald Tribune which is a European rag that merely copies American Time and other rags.
Get a smart phone or tablet and read TODAYS news |
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jack_b57
Joined: 02 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| hallazgo wrote: |
print is dead. You're getting news that is - at the very least - 12 hours old. More if you're getting a paper like the Herald Tribune which is a European rag that merely copies American Time and other rags.
Get a smart phone or tablet and read TODAYS news |
It's interesting you bring this up. I actually prefer reading a print newspaper because I find that I read articles I normally wouldn't when using a smartphone or computer. The act of pointing and clicking limits me to reading only the articles that immediately catch my interest, whereas reading a print newspaper forces me to come across different types of articles. I'm not sure if anyone else has this experience, but I find reading a print newspaper a very different experience than reading news online. |
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