Journalists Who Cover Kakao

Steven Borowiec

Seoul, South Korea

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Steven Borowiec is a journalist and broadcaster based in Seoul, South Korea. He has written for the Guardian, Time, the Wall Street Journal, on other top notch media outlets. He has appeared as a commentator on radio and television networks including NPR, BBC and CBC.

Marco Ferrarese

George Town, Malaysia

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Marco Ferrarese is a journalist and travel writer specializing on Malaysia, Southeast Asia and India. He earned a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on Malaysia from Monash University. 

Ferrarese has written about travel, culture and extreme music in Asia for a variety of international ...

Newton Gitonga

Nairobi, Kenya

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Newton Gitonga is a Freelance Journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nilay Kamu

Carrboro, United States of America

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She is a journalist who writes news for different media organizations in Turkey and the USA. Currently living in USA, the journalist has previously worked with media organizations such as Journo, Milliyet Newspapers and Shiftdelete.net. She is currently actively working as a freelancer for news ...

Seda Karatabanoglu

Montpellier, France

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Seda Karatabanoglu is a journalist and content creator based in Istanbul, Turkey. She writes about journalism ve current in Journo, NewsLab Turkey, Talent Politan and Dazzle Your World. She received communication and justice training.

Julia Kim

Chuo City, Japan

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Julia Kim is a journalist based in Chuo City, Japan.

Vladimir Kozlov

Moskva, Russia

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For over 20 years, I was an English-language journalist based in Moscow. Following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, I left Russia. However, I continue to closely monitor developments in Russia and my homeland, Belarus, occasionally writing articles on Russia-related topics. Reach out to me ...

Jake Kwon

Seoul, South Korea

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Jake Kwon is a CNN producer based in Seoul, South Korea.

Junhyup Kwon

Seoul, South Korea

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Junhyup Kwon is a Seoul-based journalist covering East Asia, with a particular focus on North and South Korea. He has written for print and digital media outlets since 2016. Kwon has won a Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award for Excellence and the Cho Gye-chang Award from the Journalists ...

Wooyoung Lee

Seoul, South Korea

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Wooyoung Lee is a Seoul-based freelance journalist, covering social, political, and cultural issues with a decade of experience in reporting Korea-related stories for print and online.

Elaine Ramirez

Seoul, Korea, South

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I'm Elaine Ramirez, a prose journalist and editor based in Seoul, South Korea.

I cofounded a web magazine in Chile and directed a print magazine in South Korea. I've written and edited for newspapers and magazines in New York, Santiago and Seoul. I currently cover Korea's politics, economics and ...

Marie Schulte-Bockum

Munich, Germany

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Marie Schulte-Bockum is a freelance journalist based in Munich, Germany. Schulte-Bockum has contributed to Forbes, the BBC, the New York Times, GQ, Sport1 and FOCUS Online, among others. A native speaker of German and English, she holds a BA in International Affairs from Northeastern University, ...

Chris Smith

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Dr Chris Smith is a radio and television presenter based in Cambridge UK. He fronts the BBC's Naked Scientists programmes and is also a science correspondent reporting regularly for broadcasters internationally. Chris is also a medical doctor and a consultant virologist based at Cambridge ...

Suranjana Tewari

Mumbai, India

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Suranjana Tewari is a journalist based in Mumbai, India.

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