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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

"Into the New World", a tribute to the people of South Korea who took to the streets a few months ago (and before). Directed by Nakwon with many other artists. >> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Jenna Gibson @jennargibson.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Excited to announce that my paper with Felicia Istad is now online! We use an analysis of audience responses to former President Moon & BTS' trip to the UN in 2021 to discuss the potential - and limitations - of trying to equate popularity with soft power. online.ucpress.edu/as/article/d...

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Toward a Political Model of Soft PowerAn Empirical Evaluation of South Korean Foreign Policy

Soft power, the idea that states can achieve their goals through attraction rather than coercion, has been applied to various contexts, leading to significant concept creep. Still, it remains appealin...

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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 08/05/2025

An NBR essay by @jennargibson.bsky.social outlines four considerations for thinking about when and how to implement a strategy to cultivate #softpower and argues that policymakers should address concerns over soft power at the outset alongside hard-power conversations. nbr.org/publication/...

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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We at the @propublicaguild.bsky.social prepared this open letter to management. They have refused to allow stewards in performance-related meetings that could lead to discipline. This is in stark contrast from our other fellow unionized newsrooms. www.propublicaguild.org/updates/prop...

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ProPublica Guild to management: Stop blocking stewards and resisting proposals for accountability — ProPublica Guild

ProPublica Guild members signed this letter to ProPublica's President Robin Sparkman and Editor in Chief Steve Engelberg on May 1st 2025. Dear Steve and Robin, Since we unionized in 2023, we have w...

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Jenna Gibson @jennargibson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Was very excited to participate in NBR's newly published Roundtable for Congressional Affairs! I wrote about the role of soft power in U.S.-Korea relations, trying to take a practical approach acknowledging potential benefits & opportunities but also major limitations. www.nbr.org/publication/...

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Soft-Power Strategies: Building Bridges between South Korea and the United States | The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

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Carly Anne York, PhD @biologycarly.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding: The Internet Smartphones DNA analysis MRIs Doppler radar Bar codes And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 28/01/2025

I love this, and need the sequel about photo cards

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Joseph Kim @terpsicoreans.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Those who stood ground throughout the night are being called “chocolate kisses” after wrapping themselves in silver thermal blankets to weather the cold as sweet protectors of democracy, looking similar to a Hersey’s Kiss. The holdout has been dubbed the “Protest of Kisses”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

According to the Ganzhi system, 2025 is the Year of the Blue Snake, symbolizing new beginnings, thoughtful transformation, and growth and progress. May the new year bring greater wisdom, perseverance, and liberation to all who strive and fight for love and freedom.

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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone! Here in Korea we've been through a decade's worth of trouble in a month: martial law, impeachment, and then a tragic plane crash. Below is an overview of what is to come politically in Korea in the first half of 2025. www.koreaherald.com/article/1038...

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Political uncertainty to persist after Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law gamble

South Korea faces uncharted waters: Yoon‘s Fate, potential Cabinet Collapse, snap presidential election and challenges to 1987 Constitutional Order Political uncertainty looms over the new year, drive...

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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

In the woman’s restroom near the protests many women have left snacks, masks, and sanitary pads to help others. Protests in Korea since the authoritarian era have been very communal events. Some who cannot make it to the protest have been paying for coffee and hot packs for hands

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Andy Lim @andysaulim.com · 14/12/2024

PASSED impeachment motion against President Yoon Voting results - 204 yes - 85 no - 3 abstained - 8 invalid Graphic below: 🟡Voting Turnout & What's Next? Resources: 🟢 Timeline of events: shorturl.at/ReGnA 🟣 Koreanists 🇰🇷 to follow: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX #MartialLaw #SouthKorea #Impeachment Repost🫡

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Andy Lim @andysaulim.com · 13/12/2024

How do impeachments work in South Korea? Ahead of tomorrow's 2nd impeachment vote at 4:00 PM, here are two useful graphics, one by BBC and another by @afpnews.bsky.social

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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A very large number of South Korean broadcasters are wearing black in protest of Yoon's martial law decree, which attempted to place all media under control of the military. v.daum.net/v/2024121312...

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kdrama news @kdramanews.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

EDAM entertainment confirms #IU has pay in advance for meals and hot packs for protesters at Saturday's Yoon impeachment rallies in Seoul outside the National Assembly. Source: www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2024...

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 11/12/2024

So, as promised, some background on the 2024 Korean trend of Funeral Wreaths As Protest, which first rose to prominence in K-pop and now target Yoon's admin following the martial law attempt and coming amid the protests calling for Yoon's impeachment...

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Hyunsu Yim @hyunsuinseoul.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Opposition DP members are no longer calling Yoon "president (대통령)" and only addressing him as "Yoon Suk Yeol-ssi (윤석열씨)" -- an honorific used for someone on equal status.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 10/12/2024

This grim, but impactful, messaging began earlier this year en masse with a variety of K-Pop issues earlier this year, now we get it in politics.

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Hyunsu Yim @hyunsuinseoul.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

One thing that stood out to me at the impeachment protests this week in Seoul is how many young women came out. They are one of the main driving forces behind the movement against Yoon. (Filmed on Sunday evening by me)

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Jenna Gibson @jennargibson.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

"Most meetings of fans take place online, where it’s hard to truly get a sense of the connection between one fan and another...But at concerts, there’s a sense of togetherness, and these beautifully-designed lightsticks...become a show of the feelings in the hearts and minds of fans."

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

A few thoughts on queer participation in the current pro-democracy rallies in South Korea: Queer visibility isn’t new in Korean social justice movements. LGBTQ communities have long been key players, challenging norms while demanding justice, equality, and accountability: 🧵

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke publicly for the first time since the martial law debacle. His statement was short and defiant. He said he won’t evade repercussions, signaled he won’t leave the party or resign (things party members asked him to do so he won’t be impeached). Full text:

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Eun A Jo @eunajo.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Interesting backstory: it was Park Chung-hee who created this "national stretch" in 1977 and mandated it through schools. It was based on a stretching regimen of the 1950s Japanese self-defense forces.

Choson Ilbo article from 1977 on the "national stretch" mandate

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Footage of a fearless woman grabbing a soldier's gun during martial law has gone viral. BBC Korea has interviewed her: Ahn Gwi-ryeong, 35, a spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party. “I didn’t think … I just knew we had to stop this.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

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South Korea martial law: Fearless woman grabs soldier's gun

Ahn Gwi-ryeong faced off with armed soldiers who were sent to stop lawmakers from entering parliament in Seoul.

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Shreyas Reddy @shreyaskreddy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It has been a turbulent day in South Korea since President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed martial law, citing alleged "anti-state forces." In my latest for @nknewsorg.bsky.social, I examined Yoon's frequent attempts to target political opponents by labelling them "pro-North." www.nknews.org/2024/12/yoon...

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Yoon’s strategy linking opponents to North Korea crumbles in martial law fiasco | NK News

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s reliance on anti-North Korea rhetoric as a political strategy reached a dramatic peak with his brief declaration of martial law, but the move’s swift collapse hi...

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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell's latest comments on Yoon's martial law attempt:

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Alisa @ Daebak Podcast @daebakpodcast.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Nobody protests like a Korean (sound up) 🤣🤣🤣

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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

South Korea's opposition says the vote to impeach Yoon will happen at 7pm on Saturday, reports the Chosun Ilbo. Yoon's ruling party says it will fight against the impeachment, though it isn't clear whether they can prevent enough defections to stop it.

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Eun A Jo @eunajo.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

In an explainer for @goodauth.bsky.social, I share some historical and contemporary context to martial law in South Korea and Yoon's botched attempt yesterday. goodauthority.org/news/martial...

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South Korea's president briefly declared martial law.

President Yoon’s approval rating hit a record low, at just 19 percent, last week. So what's behind his declaration of martial law?

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Jenna Gibson @jennargibson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Well that was an...interesting way to spend my last night in Seoul for this trip (a trip that also included a once in a century snowstorm). Crazy times. I'll probably have more thoughts when I'm back in the States, but for now thank god for democracy and the fast reflexes that protected it.

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Minseon Ku @minseonku.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yoon’s Chief of Staff and Secretary at the Presidential Office have resigned. n.news.naver.com/article/654/...

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[속보] 대통령실, 실장·수석비서관 일괄 사의 표명

대통령실, 실장·수석비서관 일괄 사의 표명

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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

New Blinken statement just now: "We welcome President Yoon’s statement that he would rescind the order declaring emergency martial law in accordance with the ROK Constitution, after the National Assembly’s unanimous vote to reject the declaration."

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

South Korea’s president stunned the nation by declaring “emergency martial law” — a risky power play that launched an extraordinary six hours of turmoil and evoked the military dictatorships that many believed had been consigned to history books. Gift link to my big-picture story: wapo.st/4f0N4n7

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Martial law, then a reversal: An astonishing six hours in South Korea

The political roller-coaster of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration then suspension of martial law was extreme even by the standards of South Korea.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 29/11/2024

Had some thoughts on the new NewJeans situation, with the girl group attempting to get their way and change the world while facing an industry behemoth notesonkpop.com/newjeans-nev...

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NewJeans Never Die vs. The K-pop Paradigm

What a timeline we’re living in. This year has been full of great music from the world of K-pop, but all of the hits have been simultaneously awash in drama and messiness. Rosé being asked in an inter...

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Fifty. Six. Percent. Increase. In. The deaths. Of. Pregnant. People.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/11/2024

The most celebrated resident of Frazee, Minnesota, is 22 feet tall and is known to his friends simply as Big Tom. Big Tom is a turkey — the world’s largest, locals will tell you. nyti.ms/4eQE5Vm

A headline above Big Tom, a giant turkey statue, reads: "The Midwest Is the Land Of Roadside Giants." Photo by Graham Dickie/The New York Times.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 24/11/2024

I unfortunately cannot share the direct PDF, but during the pandemic @jennargibson.bsky.social and I teamed up to learn about fan behavior towards online concerts in the time of COVID and the TLDR is that that they do not remotely appear to replace live concerts www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

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Entertainment and Equity in the Era of “Ontact” | 5 | South Korean Pop

As COVID-19 runs rampant across the globe, devastating many industries, entertainment has been particularly hard-hit. But Korean entertainment companies have

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Andy Lim @andysaulim.com · 23/11/2024

Large #Korea #starterpack for everything Korea-related, including culture, economy, film, politics, history to K-pop. #Koreastarterpack Adding here: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX

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Jenna Gibson @jennargibson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Excited to present a new paper on visual narratives of the Korean peninsula next week! Hit me up if anyone will be attending.

2024 Annual International Conference for Public Diplomacy in Seoul South Korea, November 28-30

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Minseon Ku @minseonku.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Created a starter pack based on a handful of scholars I could find here working on diplomacy. Hopefully more will join or be active on this space soon. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/L45tvLg

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