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Lee Gi-woo named new Asia Journalist Association chairperson
Lee Gi-woo
By Kwon Mee-yoo
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) elected Lee Gi-woo, former vice education minister, as its seventh chairperson.
Lee also previously served as president of JEI University in Incheon, chairman of the Korean Teachers' Credit Union and CEO of Gyeongin Broadcasting.
The AJA elected Lee at a special board meeting on May 4 at the Korea Press Center in Seoul. The meeting was attended by former chairperson Koo Bon-hong, former lawmaker Bae Gi-seon, Heart-to-Heart Foundation Chairperson Oh Jee-chul, Anglican Bishop Paul Kim Geun-sang and Yeongwol Media Journalist Museum Director Koh Myung-jin, among others.
The board also discussed plans to establish an Asia Press Center, measures to strengthen the association's Asia-wide network and efforts to restore its status as a designated donation recipient organization.
The AJA was founded in 2004 by journalists across Asia.