Kang Shin-who, a Korea Times city desk reporter, has been named “Journalist of the Month” for his series of investigative articles on irregularities involving foreign schools.
The Journalist Association of Korea (JAK) and the Korea Press Foundation announced Tuesday Kang's selection for his series of in-depth reports starting on Sept 8.
Kang has long written about ill practices at foreign schools and his report last year that Kang Sung-jong of the main opposition Democratic Party embezzled a large amount of money from the Indianhead International School (IIS), led to the arrest of the lawmaker. It was the first time the National Assembly has approved the arrest of a legislator in 15 years.
The award ceremony will be held on Nov. 16 at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul.