Scholar
Soomin Seo
Google Scholar ID: kXH9yTMAAAAJ
Sogang University
Citations & Impact
Citations
178
H-index
7
i10-index
6
Publications
20
Co-authors
2
list available
Contact
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Has published in journals such as New Media & Society, International Journal of Press/Politics, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice, and Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. Also written book chapters on digital journalism ethics and journalism education. Her research has received top prizes at ICA and AEJMC annual conferences. Co-editor of a forthcoming volume on communication research on North Korea, titled Locating North Korea in communication research. Working on a monograph on the evolution of digital news practices and news institutions globally. In 2020, co-edited a special issue of International Journal of Communication on North Korea and communication.
Research Experience
- Before becoming an academic, she was an award-winning journalist for print and broadcast outlets including BBC Radio, Straits Times, Korea Times, and the Hankyoreh, a progressive newspaper founded by 67,000 citizens in South Korea. She reported from North Korea and covered conflicts in Darfur, Niger Delta, and northern Sri Lanka.
Education
- Attended Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Public Policy, and Seoul National University.
Background
- Associate Professor of Journalism at Sogang University’s School of Communication. Her research focuses on how journalism is evolving in a globalizing world, and how news institutions and journalists are responding to this evolution.
Miscellany
- Can be reached @soomins on Twitter, but email (seosoomin at gmail dot com) is the best way to find her.
