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www.groovekorea.com / January 2015 26 Groove Korea’s Second Annual Contributor Awards r e c o g n i z e s t h e y e a r ’ s b e s t c o n t r i b u t i o n s The best of Edited by Elaine Ramirez (elaine@groovekorea.com) INSIghT W I N N E R “Choosing Korea, keeping the faith” by Leslie Finlay, Dave Hazzan and David Phillips (December) W I N N E R “The Korean ring of fire” by Ian Henderson and Matt Crawford (June) A fter a 2013 lineup that investigated the discrimi- natory AIDS testing regu- lations for foreigners, the failures of Korea’s EFL education system and the shady migrant bride bro- kerage industry, Groove Korea catapulted toward its eighth anniversary milestone last year with the momentum to pursue even more ambitious issues: media interference and corruption, stigmatization of unwed mothers, anti-black racism and Korea’s struggles for gender equality, to name a few. Behind the ambitious covers was a team of volunteers dedicated to producing journalism of the best possible quality and maintaining this publication’s integrity as the longest-running, most widely circulated English-language magazine in Korea. Our stories are produced by the community, for the community, and Groove Korea proudly recognizes its most notable contributions and contributors of 2014. By Gr oo v e K or ea editorial staff
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