# Claim 191

An association of the journalists dismissed in the 1980s purge later counted about 2,000 people who could no longer pursue careers in the South Korean press.

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

- Statement: An association of the journalists dismissed in the 1980s purge later counted about 2,000 people who could no longer pursue careers in the South Korean press.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: 2,000 journalists dismissed
- About: [incident 1980-south-korea-chun-doo-hwan-press-purge](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1980-south-korea-chun-doo-hwan-press-purge)
- Source: [Reporter's Notebook] Press freedoms taken for granted. https://koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241213050077
- Publisher: The Korea Herald
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2024-12-13

## Quotation from the source

> An association of the dismissed journalists in the 1980s counted the number of journalists who could no longer pursue their careers at 2,000.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/191. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.