Another Article Using 'Joseonjing' for Korean Woman? ... Mi Ju Joong Ang Il Bo Says "We Were Hacked"

A Similar Incident Occurred Last Month
MiJu JoongAng Ilbo "We Will Do Our Best for Security"

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] An article on the website of the Korea Central Daily News in the U.S. referred to American Korean female residents as 'Joseonjing' (a derogatory term for Koreans), sparking outrage among readers.

On the 9th (local time), an article titled "The Atrocity of Joseonjing Who Committed Racial Hate Against a No-Mask White Man at H Mart" was posted on the Korea Central Daily News website.

The article reported that a white man entered the 'H Mart' Arcadia branch, a Korean grocery store near Los Angeles (LA), without wearing a mask, and was met with collective protests from the store manager and other Korean female customers inside, causing him to leave.

When the article was first published, the headline was "H Mart No-Mask White Man Told 'Get Out'... Showcasing the Power of Korean Ajummas." However, a temporarily posted altered version of the article described 'Korean Ajummas' as 'Joseonjing females,' 'crazy Joseonjing,' and characterized their protest actions as 'racial hatred.' The article has since been corrected and reposted.

Article posted on the website of the Miju JoongAng Ilbo on the 17th of last month. / Photo by Miju JoongAng Ilbo

On the 17th of last month, the Korea Central Daily News also faced controversy when an article about Vietnamese authorities cremating the body of a 50-year-old Korean man who died while receiving treatment for COVID-19 without prior notice included derogatory terms such as referring to 'Korean residents' as 'Joseonjing' and 'cremation' as 'culling.'

At that time, the Korea Central Daily News explained, "The article's wording was inappropriately changed due to what is suspected to be a hacking incident."

Photo by Miju Joongang Ilbo homepage capture

On the 10th, the Korea Central Daily News stated, "We are tracking the perpetrator believed to be the same individual responsible for the article tampering hacking incident that occurred last month," and added, "The reporter who wrote the original article is a victim of the hacking and unrelated to this matter, so we ask that baseless slander and personal attacks be refrained from."

They further said, "We deeply regret that we have suffered another unfortunate hacking attack while strengthening our security measures," and added, "We will do our utmost to ensure that similar incidents do not recur by enhancing security."

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