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Michael Breen

Michael Breen is a veteran journalist, who previously worked for The Guardian, The Times and the Washington Times and also founded Insight Communications Consultants. Breen reported on the Korean peninsula throughout his career as a foreign correspondent and his multiple visits to North Korea.

Yoon’s attacks on the press betray critical misread of what makes democracy work

Rooted in South Korea’s illiberal past, Yoon and conservatives still view too much freedom as risky and destabilizing

Michael BreenDecember 2, 2022

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Yoon’s attacks on the press betray critical misread of what makes democracy work

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