Obituary: Son Jeong-yeong, father-in-law of YTN team chief Kim Young-soo, dies
Version 2: A third outlet, Hankook Ilbo, carried the notice, corroborating the hospital and the Oct 7 funeral procession already reported by Kyunghyang Shinmun.
In short
Son Jeong-yeong, the father-in-law of Kim Young-soo, head of the current affairs production team at YTN's news production bureau, died on Oct 5, according to obituary notices carried by Yonhap, Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. Kyunghyang Shinmun said the death occurred at Shinchon Severance Hospital at 3:40 a.m., while Yonhap's notice gave the time as 3 a.m. Kyunghyang and Hankook Ilbo both said the funeral procession is set for 8 a.m. on Oct 7.
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Son Jeong-yeong, the father-in-law of Kim Young-soo, head of the current affairs production team at YTN's news production bureau, died on Oct 5, according to obituary notices carried by Yonhap, Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. Kyunghyang Shinmun said the death occurred at 3:40 a.m. at Shinchon Severance Hospital, the hospital Hankook Ilbo also named. Yonhap's notice, which was truncated in the text available, gave the time as 3 a.m. and did not name a hospital or give a time of death beyond that. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo both said the funeral procession is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Oct 7, and both listed (02)2227-7500 as the contact number. Kyunghyang named the deceased's wife, Kim Mal-sun, and sons Son Dong-ui and Son Jin-i; Hankook Ilbo listed the same two sons among the bereaved. [ 2 , 3 ]
The three documents are obituary notices and give no age, cause of death or further biographical detail. Yonhap described Kim as YTN's current affairs production team chief, while Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo gave his title as head of the current affairs production team in the broadcaster's news production bureau. Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo each carried the notice within roundups listing several other deaths. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The documents are obituary notices for the father-in-law of a senior YTN editorial staff member, a matter of interest mainly to colleagues and to readers of the outlets that carry the notices. The documents give no information on any wider consequence.
Key facts
- Son Jeong-yeong died on Oct 5, according to obituary notices published by Yonhap, Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kim Young-soo, head of the current affairs production team at YTN's news production bureau, is the deceased's son-in-law, the notices said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo both named Shinchon Severance Hospital as the place of death. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap's notice listed the time of death as 3 a.m., while Kyunghyang Shinmun listed it as 3:40 a.m. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo both said the funeral procession is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Oct 7. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Both Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo listed (02)2227-7500 as the contact number. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun named the deceased's wife, Kim Mal-sun, and sons Son Dong-ui and Son Jin-i; Hankook Ilbo listed the same two sons. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Son Jeong-yeong died on Oct 5, as stated in notices carried by Yonhap, Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kim Young-soo is head of the current affairs production team at YTN's news production bureau and is the deceased's son-in-law; Yonhap described him as YTN's current affairs production team chief. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The death occurred at Shinchon Severance Hospital, according to Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The funeral procession is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Oct 7, with (02)2227-7500 as the contact number, according to Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The exact time of the death. Yonhap's notice gives 3 a.m. and Kyunghyang Shinmun gives 3:40 a.m.; the Yonhap text available is truncated, so it cannot be confirmed whether the two notices disagree or whether one entry was cut off.
- Age, cause of death and biographical details of the deceased. All three documents are short obituary notices and provide no such information.
- The place of the funeral procession and the full list of mourners. Only Kyunghyang Shinmun names the wife beside the sons, and the documents do not give the location of the procession or explain every name in the notice.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Son Jeong-yeong dies at Shinchon Severance Hospital, according to Kyunghyang Shinmun's notice; Yonhap's notice gives the time of death as 3 a.m. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Yonhap publishes its obituary notice. [ 1 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun publishes its obituary roundup including the notice. [ 2 ]
- Hankook Ilbo publishes its obituary roundup including the notice. [ 3 ]
- Funeral procession scheduled for Oct 7 at 8 a.m., according to Kyunghyang Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo. [ 2 , 3 ]