SUH OKSHIK This is a Korean name; the family name is Suh. Suh Okshik(서옥식, born May 13, 1944) is a South Korean journalist & a political science professor.

                            Suh Okshik Details

• Born: (date)May 13, 1944 (place)City of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, Republic of Korea(South Korea)
• Nationality: South Korea
• alma mater: Seoul National University, Kyonggi University
• Occupation: journalist, political science professor
• belonging to: Korea Journalists Club, The Korean Political Science Association
• Years active: 1973-present
• URL: http://blog.naver.com/sansiblue
• Email – Personal: ossuh@hotmail.com
• Hangul: 서옥식
• Hanja: 徐玉植
• McCune–Reischauer: So Ok-shik

Suh Okshik(서옥식) is a journalist and a political science professor in South Korea. He was born in Jeolla Province, south of Seoul, in 1944. ^[1] He majored in Asian History at Seoul National University and joined the-then Orient Press(now known as Yonhap News Agency) upon graduation in 1973. During his years as a reporter, Suh covered various beats including International news, North Korean news and City news. He was also posted as a Correspondent in Bangkok from 1994 to 1997. After returning back to Seoul, he worked as a senior editor before being appointed as the editor-in-chief of Yonhap News from 1998 to 2000. Suh worked as a senior news analysis editor and columnist until his retirement in May of 2002. During his early years as a novice and aggressive reporter, Suh exercised his belief as a journalist despite heavy restrictions on media by the South Korean government. He covered major events such the Democracy National Salvation Declaration in 1976 which was led by former President Kim Dae-jung. In May of 1980, Suh was the only South Korean journalist to be granted a press pass for a close coverage on the Gwanju Democratic Uprising, one of the most devastating events in the 68-year history of the Republic of Korea. ^[2]Suh worked abroad in various places including Eastern Europe where he closely reported on the fall of Socialism. He also delivered exclusive stories from Middle East as a War Correspondent during the first Gulf War in 1991. After nearly 30 years as a journalist, he returned back to school to share his experiences and insights with young students. He received a masters and a ph.D in Political Science from Kyonggi University ^[3] and began teaching as a Journalism Professor at Honam Universityfrom 2003. Suh expanded his area of studies to Political Science and North Korea, based on his experience covering North Korean news as a specialist reporter. He gave lectures on Political Science at Hannam University, Kyonggi University and Sungkyul University. He currently serves as a president for Yonhap News Retired Employee Association. ^[4] His major publications include a Research Thesis: "a comparative study on the unification policies and formulas of South and North Korea," and "the ruling ideology of the Kim Jong Il regime, an analysis on 'Military-First Politics. He is also the author of How to Overcome Conflicts over Unification inside South Korea, Dori Publishing Co., Seoul, 2003 and A Study on North Korea's 'Military-First Politics', Dori Publishing Co., Seoul, 2006. ^[5] He can be reached at: (E-mail) ossuh@hotmail.com.

Personal Information

• Name: Suh Okshik
• Gender: Male
• Profession: journalist, political science professor
• Incumbent: president of Yonhap News Retired Employee Association, 2016—present; editorial staff of Korea Journalists Club Newspaper, 2016—; director of Korea Journalists Club, 2016—
• Birth: (City) City of Gwangyang, (Nation) Republic of Korea, (Date) 05/13/1944
• Religion: Presbyterian

Address

• Office and Mailing: Yonhap News Retired Employee Association, Rm 310 Jinhakhoigwan, 38-3 gil Jongno-gu, Seoul 03156 South Korea

Education

• Degree BA: (Description in Asian History), Seoul National University, 1973.
• Degree MA: (Description in Political Science), Kyonggi University, 2003.
• Degree Ph.D: (Description in Political Science), Kyonggi University, 2006.

Career

foreign news reporter, Orient Press, Seoul, South Korea, 1973—1980; political news reporter, Yonhap News Agency(YNA), Seoul, South Korea, 1981—1985; Bangkok(Thailand) correspondent, YNA, 1987—1991; foreign news editor, YNA, 1992—1994; acting director, YNA, 1995—1997; North Korea editor, YNA, 1997—1998; managing editor, YNA, 1998—2000; senior editorialist, YNA, 2000; senior news analysis editor, YNA, 2000—2001; deputy executive director, YNA, 2001—2002; research fellow IFES(The Institute for Far Eastern Studies), Kyungnam University, Seoul, 2003—; professor, journalism, Honam University, Gwangju, South Korea, 2003—2005; professor, political science, Graduated School of National Defense Strategy, Hannam University, Daejon, South Korea, 2006—2007; research professor, political science, Graduated School of Politics and Policy, Kyonggi University, Seoul, 2006—2007; visiting professor, journalism, Soongsil University, Seoul, 2006—2007; visiting professor, political science, Sungkyul University, Anyang, South Korea, 2006—2014

Career Related

executive committee member, Korea News Editors' Association, Seoul, 1999—2000; editorialist, Seoul National University Alumni Newspaper, 1999—; member, Korean Political Science Association, 2006—; election news analyst, The Press Arbitration Commission, Seoul, 2008; auditor, Alumni Journalists Association of Seoul National University, 2008-2014; president, Alumni Association of the Department of Asian History, Seoul National University, 2009-2011; advertisement analyst, Korea Advertisement Review Board, 2010—2012; executive director, The Korea Press Foundation(KPF), 2008—2009; expert adviser, KPF, 2010; press arbitrator, Press Arbitration Commnission, Seoul, 2012—2014; editorial staff, Korea Journalists Club Newspaper, Seoul, 2016—; director, Korea Journalists Club, 2016—; president, Yonhap News Retired Employee Association, Seoul, 2016—

Author

How to Overcome Conflicts over Unification inside South Korea, Dori publishing Co., 2003; Issues on New World Order in Northeast Asia(co-author), Bubyoung publishing Co., 2004; A Study on North Korea's 'Military-First Politics, Dori publishing Co., 2006; Quotations from Roh Moo-hyun, 16th President of Republic of Korea, Dori publishing Co., 2010; The Empire of Misinterpretation & Mistranslation: The World of Inaccuracy and Distortion, Dori publishing Co., 2013; I am a Spokesman and a Defender of North Korea, Dori publishing Co., 2014; The Trouble with North Korean Textbooks: Distortion of history, Government Maniplation and Lies, Haemaji media, 2015

Awards

Recipient Distinguished Leadership Award, Outstanding Contribution to the field of editing, American Biographical Institute, USA, 2001; Graduated summa cum laude(Ph.D degree) from The Graduate School of Politics and Policy, Kyonggi University, Seoul, 2006

Achievements

Achievements include research in a comparative study on the unification policies and formulas of South and North Korea(master's thesis, Kyonggi University, 2003)  ; research in the ruling ideology of the Kim Jong Il regime, an analysis on military first politics(doctoral thesis, Kyonggi University, 2006)

Civic, Political, and Philanthropic Activities

policy adviser, The National Unification Advisory Council, Seoul, 1999—2001; president, Hundai Academy, Seoul, 2004—2005; unification education advisor, The Ministry of Unification, Seoul, 2005—2012; special advisor to presidential candidate Lee Myung-Bak, 2007; advisor, Inaugural Commmittee for 17th president of The Republic of Korea, 2008; presidential recommendation commmittee member of Seoul National University, 2014; advisor, Alliance for Reforming the Korean National Assembly, 2015—

Military

staff sergeant, The Army Adjutant School, City of Youngchon, South Korea 1965—1967

Family

wife: Kyung-Ja Lee(born March 10, 1949); children: one daughter, one son

Hobbies and Special Interests

swimming, travel, climbing, stamp collecting/philately

External links

• (Korean) https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/서옥식 • (Korean) http://blog.naver.com/sansiblue • (Korean) http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/kor/INT/INT_0402L.aspx • (Korean) http://blog.daum.net/ossuh0315 • (Korean) https://ko-kr.facebook.com/public/서옥식 • (Korean) https://yonwoo.yonhapnews.co.kr/about/intro.html