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Jürgen Hinzpeter

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German journalist (1937-2016)

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Jürgen Hinzpeter was a German journalist best known for his coverage of South Korean topics. Hinzpeter was a reporter for the ARD and the only journalist to film the massacres during the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea in 1980.

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Jürgen Hinzpeter was a German journalist best known for his coverage of South Korean topics. Hinzpeter was a reporter for the ARD and the only journalist to film the massacres during the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea in 1980. He captured the events on camera, documenting the violence against civilians and the military crackdown in the city. His footage was sent to West Germany and broadcast internationally, exposing the South Korean regime under Chun Doo-hwan to global scrutiny.

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Germany
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Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1937 to 2016 · aged 78
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