Claim 189

The government ordered all South Korean newsmen and broadcasters who had resisted censorship or sought freedom of the press to be purged from their jobs by August 10, 1980.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The government ordered all South Korean newsmen and broadcasters who had resisted censorship or sought freedom of the press to be purged from their jobs by August 10, 1980.
Field: action
Value: Order to purge by August 10
About: incident 1980-south-korea-chun-doo-hwan-press-purge
Source: S. Korea Orders Purge of Dissident Journalists
Publisher: The Washington Post
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1980-07-31

Quotation from the source

ordered all South Korean newsmen and broadcasters who have resisted censorship or sought freedom of the press to be purged from their jobs by Aug. 10