Korea Times Vice President Lee Sang-seok Wins Journalism Award
By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter
Lee Sang-seok, vice president of The Korea Times, has won a journalism award from Kyung Hee University in recognition of his great contribution to improving the Korean media industry and the university, his alma mater.
The award ceremony, organized by the university’s Graduate School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was held on Wednesday at its Seoul campus with hundreds of guests including Lee Kyung-ja, vice president of Kyung Hee University; and Lee In-hee, dean of the graduate school and alumni of the school.
The award, officially named ``The Kyung Hee Journalism and Culture Award,’’ was established in 2001 and has been given to a total of 14 graduates cultivating exceptional achievements in the field of journalism.
Lee graduated from Kyung Hee University’s English department in 1980 and worked as a Washington correspondent from 1994 till 1997 for the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times. He served as managing editor for The Korea Times for three years until 2005 and has worked as the vice president since 2006.