Seoul Shinmun
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Seoul Newspaper Co., Ltd.
Founder(s)Ernest Bethell
Founded18 July 1904 (original)
LanguageKorean
Ceased publication28 August 1910 (Korea Daily News), 10 November 1945 (Daily News)
Relaunched23 November 1945 (current name)
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Circulation780,000
Websitewww.seoul.co.kr
Seoul Shinmun
Hangul
Hanja
서울新聞
Revised RomanizationSeoul Shinmun
McCune–ReischauerSŏul Shinmun

Seoul Shinmun (Korean: 서울신문, lit.'Seoul Newspaper') is the oldest daily newspaper in South Korea with more than a century of publication. Its original name was Daehan Maeil Sinbo (The Korea Daily News), which was started on 18 July 1904, and was renamed Maeil Sinbo (Daily News) in August 1910. The publication's current name was adopted in November 1945.

Circulation is an estimated 780,000 issues a day.

The Seoul Shinmun was also the nation's only daily until 1920, when The Dong-a Ilbo debuted.

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