Chaewon Chung

Columbia Fellow

Chaewon is a former multimedia journalist with Coda Story. She graduated with a Master’s in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and has also reported with SCMP, BUST, Korea Exposé, and others.

North Korea propaganda leaflets to be dropped in South Korea

North Korea prepares to drop propaganda leaflets in South Korea, raising tensions

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KPop activism against Trump

How K-pop information warfare outmaneuvered the far right

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Zoom China Tiananmen

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Zoom caves to Beijing

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TV hosts spread coronavirus disinformation

The TV hosts spreading bizarre Covid-19 theories around the world

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Hong Kong protests disinformation trolls Beijing China democracy Trump

Pro-Beijing trolls target Hong Kong

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Rewriting History

Conspiracy theories fly decades after South Korean pro-democracy massacre

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‘A political virus’: China's aid diplomacy and crackdown on Hong Kong protests

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Cambodia cracks down on social media during coronavirus pandemic

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Cambodian prime minister unleashes social media crackdown to seal grip on country

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Chinese citizens fight coronavirus censorship with emojis and ancient languages

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The shadowy cult at the center of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak

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