1987: When the Day Comes is a Korean movie that has recently been released in theaters around the globe. The movie is based on a true story of the events that took place in 1987 in South Korea surrounding the death of a student named Park Jong Chul. Known as the June Democracy Movement, protesters…
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S.O.S: Save Our Students From Stress
For the students in the ABC District in Cerritos, the first semester of school is coming to an end. This means that many students will undergo more stress as they cram in that last bits of information to pass their upcoming finals. And because most schools compress all course finals into a single week, this…
Japan No Longer Takes Silent Offense to Logan Paul
Logan Paul, a famous social media influencer, recently took a trip to Japan. He uploaded a video where he, along with his friends, happened to stumble upon and continued to record a hanging body that recently committed suicide in Aokigahara also known as Japan’s “suicide forest”. This controversy has received a lot of media coverage…
Was the Rise in Cigarette Prices Successful?
In January 2015, the South Korean government raised the price of a pack of cigarettes from 2,500 won to 4,500 won. The justification of such a policy that the government revealed was that an increase in cigarette prices would reduce the number of smokers, which would lead to better national health. However, whether the policy…
High Schoolers and Weed
It’s no secret that a large portion of adolescents have tried drugs at least once. Marijuana (also known as “weed,” “grass,” “pot,” “dope,” “herb,” etc.) has been the unspoken popular pick for many of these high schoolers. Marijuana includes a small variety of plants under the genus Cannabis. These plants contain high concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol,…
Paddington 2 Leaves Audience Smiling Cheek to Cheek
Three years since the release of the first Paddington, the sequel is capturing the attention and the hearts of audiences of all ages, once again. On January 12, 2018, Paddington 2 premiered in theaters. Crowds gathered to watch the long-awaited sequel on opening night, going into the movie excited and expectant, and coming out heart-warmed…
Hurricane Maria Continues to Influence Puerto Rico
The end of 2017 was marked with devastating natural disasters ranging from hurricanes in the East Coast to wildfires in the West Coast. Puerto Rico especially received heavy blows due to Hurricane Maria, which ravaged through the Carribean island with 155 mph winds and more than 30 inches of rain. The long term effects of…
Introducing Our 19 JSR
The 19th Semester of the J Student Reporter Program at Korea Daily has been officially begun and the time has come for the esteemed student editors and reporters to be introduced. This semester, out of the many applications we received, just about 50 students were chosen this Spring. Out of these 50 students, 15 student…
Journalism about Journalism
It is written in The Elements of Journalism that “the purpose of journalism is not defined by technology, nor by journalists or the techniques they employ.” Rather “the principles and purpose of journalism are defined by something more basic: the function news plays in the lives of people”. This is the precise reason why journalism…
CSPA: Learning the Art of Journalism
Inside one of the top journalism schools in America, students from all over the world wait with breathless anticipation in Columbia’s Pulitzer Hall, the home of the School of Journalism. Anxiety and joy lingers in the air. Students greet one another as they take their seats and wait for the thrilling workshop to commence. From…