page_title: Ernest Bethell
section_title: Founding of Korean newspapers
hierarchical_section_title: Ernest Bethell / Founding of Korean newspapers
caption_attribution_description: English: Korea Daily News - Front Page
context_page_description: Ernest Thomas Bethell, who is also known by his Korean name Bae Seol, was a British journalist who founded a newspaper, The Korea Daily News, antagonistic to Japanese rule.
context_section_description: He founded an early newspaper in Korea with Yang Gi-tak, a Korean independence activist, in 1904 called Daehan Maeil Sinbo (대한매일신보, 大韓每日申報, The Korea Daily News) which was published in both Korean and English. The publication was strongly antagonistic to Japanese rule in Korea. The paper was available in three versions – English, Korean, and Korean mixed script. Many people who opposed Japanese, such as Park Eun-sik and Sin Chae-ho, wrote articles and columns on the paper.
caption: Korea Daily News - Front Page
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