Speaker
KIM Younghee
Affliation
The Hankyoreh
Title
Chief Editorial Writer
Session

Biography

김영희는 국민주 방식으로 창간됐고 한국에서 가장 진보적인 일간지로 평가받는 한겨레신문에서 논설위원실장으로 일하고 있다. 대학 졸업 뒤 1993년 한겨레신문에 입사해 국제부, 문화부, 사회부, 경제부 기자로 일했다. 2000년대 초반 일본 게이오대에서 유학 뒤 복직해 국제부장, 문화부장, 사회부장, 논설위원, 총괄부국장 등을 맡았다. 국내정치와 함께 교육과 노동, 젠더, 장애인 관련 이슈에 대해 지속적으로 칼럼을 써오고 있다.

Younghee Kim is a chief editorial writer of The Hankyoreh. After graduating from university, Kim joined the Hankyoreh in 1993 and worked as a reporter for international, cultural, social, and economic affairs. She studied politics at Keio University in Tokyo in early 2000s, and returned to the Hankyoreh and has served as head of international, cultural, and social affairs departments, editorial board member, and general deputy director. During her service as the head of social affairs department, Kim led the coverage of the manipulation of state affairs, impeachment, and candlelight protests, and became the first female chief editorial writer in 2022. She has been writing columns with continuous interest in issues related to national politics, education, labor, gender, and the disabled