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During the Korean War, Cho worked for "Rodong Sinmun" and also wrote propaganda poems. Before the war, he had been a member of the Standing Committee of the North Korean Literary and Art Federation. In 1951, he was selected the vice-chairman of the unified Korean Federation of Literature and Arts (MR: "Chosŏn munhakyesul ch'ongdongmaeng", KFLA) which was chaired by Han Sorya. He was a member of its subdivision called the Literature Organization (MR: "Munhak tongmaeng").