Staff

He cofounded KCIJ and is a member of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). As starting his career as a reporter in 1987 at KBS, Korea's public broadcaster, he organized the newsroom's first investigative unit in 2005. He also teaches investigative reporting at a graduate school.

After 14-year career as KBS's reporter, he joined KCIJ in 2013.
-Democratic Press Awards (2019), 'Criminal a.k.a. Mr. Investigator'
-Media Publicity Journalism of the Year (2016), 'Panama Papers: Koreans at Offshore Tax Haven'
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the year (2015), 'Pro-Japan Collaboration and Oblivion'

He was a member of KBS's investigative reporting team and cofounded KCIJ.
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2016), 'Colonial Collaborators: Medals and Power'
-The 28th Ahn Jongpil Free Press Awards, Main Prize
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2015), 'Pro-Japan Collaboration and Oblivion'

He bulit up his career as a writer of Shin-donga, a monthly magazine of Donga Ilbo. He joined KCIJ in 2015. He leads the investigative unit 1.
-Free Press Award of the Year, 'The Chun Doo-hwan Project'
-The 340th Journalist of the Month, 'The Spycam Empire'
-The 115th Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'Samsung Executive Files'

-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2018), 'Betrayal of Insurance'

He worked as a data journalist at KBS and MBC, two major public broadcasters of Korea. He joined KCIJ-Newstapa in 2013.
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2016), 'Colonial Collaborators: Medals and Power'
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2015), 'Pro-Japan Collaboration and Oblivion'

-Democratic Press Awards (2019), 'Criminal a.k.a. Mr. Investigator'
-Horuragi Journalism of the Year (2017), 'The affair of Korean Marine abuse'

He was a reporter at Kookmin Ilbo for nearly 15 years before joining KCIJ in 2012.
-The 120th Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'How They Spend My Tax Money'
-The 91st Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'Lawmaker's College Admission Cheating Scandal'

-The 307th Journalist of the Month, 'Investigation on Busan Marine Leisure District'
-The 343rd Journalist of the Month, 'Firefighers and Carcinogens'

-Good Reporting of the Year (2019), Broadcast/Online, 'Lobbyist Leaks'
-The 112th Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'Following Lee Myung-bak's Money'

-The 123rd Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'Uncovering Hidden Wealth of Mega-Church Family'
-The 115th Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'Samsung Executive Files'

-Good Reporting of the Year, Online, 'Lobbyist Leaks'
-The 340th Journalist of the Month, 'The Spycam Empire'

-Mainly covers issuses related to freedom of press and media industry

He started off his career as a journalist at YTN, Korea's first 24-hour news channel. He joined KCIJ-Newstapa in 2013 and now leads New media unit.
-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Special Report: Election 2020'
-Horuragi Journalism of the Year (2018), 'National Intelligence Agency's Whistleblower'

-The 347th Journalist of the Month, 'Heat Wave Death'
-The 299th Journalist of the Month, 'Gov't Giving Favor for Sewol Ferry Defendants'

-Democratic Press Awards (2019), 'Criminal a.k.a. Mr. Investigator'
-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Lawmakers: the Tax Thieves'

-Gender Equality Awards (2019), Documentary film 'My Name is KIM Bok-dong'
-The 198th PD of the Month

-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2018), 'The Secret of Fake Science Factory'
-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Implant Files: Secrets of Medical Implants'

-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2018), 'The Secret of Fake Science Factory'
-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Implant Files: Secrets of Medical Implants'

-Joined KCIJ in 2020
-Mainly deals with international issues

-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Special Report: Election 2020'
-Good Reporting of the Month, Broadcast/Online, 'Delivery Riders' Deaths'

-Former president and producer of MBC. After being unfairly dismissed from MBC in 2012, he joined KCIJ and directed the documentary films, 'Spy Nation' and 'Criminal Conspiracy.'

-The 2nd Korea FactCheck Award, Fact-checking on film ‘Intention (2018)’, about Sewol Ferry Disaster
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2017), '[Exclusive] Blackbox, the Witness of Sewol’s Sinking'

-Gender Equality Awards (2019), Documentary film 'My Name is KIM Bok-dong'
-Korean PD of the Year (2016), TV Documentary on Current Affairs
-Horuragi Journalism of the Year (2014)

-Creates social media contents and manages KCIJ's official social media pages

-The 1st Korea Data Journalism Awards, Open Data of the Year (2018)
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2016), 'Colonial Collaborators: Medals and Power'

-The 2nd Korea FactCheck Award, Fact-checking on film ‘Intention (2018)’, about Sewol Ferry Disaster
-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Implant Files: Secrets of Medical Implants'
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2016), 'Colonial Collaborators: Medals and Power'

-Good Reporting of the Month, Broadcast/Online, 'Delivery Riders' Deaths'
-The 112th Broadcast Journalist of the Month, 'Following Lee Myung-bak's Money'
-The 20th International Amnesty International South Korea Media Awards, 'Criminal Conspiracy'

-Korean PD of the Year (2016), TV Documentary on Current Affairs
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2017), '[Exclusive] Blackbox, the Witness of Sewol’s Sinking'

-Korean Broadcast Jouralist of the Year (2018), 'Betrayal of Insurance'
-Good Reporting of the Month, Broadcast/Online, 'Samsung Executive's False Charge for Technology Leakage'

-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2018), 'The Secret of Fake Science Factory'
-Media Publicty Journalism of the Year (2018)

-Free Press Award of the Year, 'The Chun Doo-hwan Project'

-Media Publicity Journalism of the Year (2016), 'Panama Papers: Koreans at Offshore Tax Haven'
-Good Reporting of the Month, Online, 'Implant Files: Secrets of Medical Implants'

-Gender Equality Awards (2019), Documentary film 'My Name is KIM Bok-dong'
-The 20th International Amnesty International South Korea Media Awards, 'Criminal Conspiracy'

-Democratic Press Awards (2019), 'Criminal a.k.a. Mr. Investigator'
-Korean Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2018), 'Betrayal of Insurance'

-Creates computer graphics for all the KCIJ's contents

-Designs graphics and other materials for the website and social media posts

-Develops and maintains KCIJ's official website

-Supervises overall business planning, financing and accounting

-Manages membership engagement programs and film productions

-A licensed tax accountant
-In charge of financial operation and accounting

-Manages human resource and legal issues