The Hankyoreh (, literally "The Korean Nation" or "One Nation") is a centre-left liberal daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in 1988 after widespread purges forced out dissident journalists, and was envisioned as an alternative to existing newspapers, which were regarded as unduly influenced by the authoritarian government at the time. When it launched, it claimed to be "the first newspaper in the world truly independent of political power and large capital." As of 2016, it has been voted as the most trusted news organization by Korean journalists for nine consecutive years but also it is the least influential news outlet by the survey. It has online editions in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The newspaper was originally established as Hankyoreh Shinmun () on 15 May 1988 by ex-journalists from the Dong-a Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo. At the time, government censors were in every newsroom, newspaper content was virtually dictated by the Ministry of Culture & Information, and newspapers had nearly the same articles on every page. Hankyoreh was intended to provide an independent, left-leaning and liberal-nationalist alternative to mainstream newspapers regarded as blindly pro-business and opposed to national reunification. To underscore its patriotism and its break with tradition, the Hankyoreh became the first daily to completely reject the use of hanja and use only hangul; it continues to make only limited use of the Latin alphabet and limits the use of loanwords. It was also the first newspaper in Korea to be printed horizontally instead of vertically. Stances on political issues Between liberal nationalism and internationalism The Hankyoreh is the most critical of Japan among major South Korean media outlets. On October 7, 2016, it published article arguing that South Korea's anti-imperialist "anti-Japan" () sentiment, and the far-right racist "hate of Korea" () in Japan were very completely different, and that it was wrong to conflate the two. In particular, the newspaper argues that Korea's "anti-Japan" does not lead to racism and hate crimes against the Japanese, and is a legitimate emotion of the affected country. However, the newspaper has criticized racism against Japanese living in Korea rather than conservative media. (Hankyoreh takes a liberal-nationalist position that discrimination against the Japanese as a minority living in South Korea is not politically correct, but opposition to the state of Japan is politically correct.) The Hankyoreh known as the most pro-European media in South Korea. When Britain decided on