Korean News Feed · API · XML
Korean news, the way your newsroom takes it.
PEDIEN turns press releases from local governments, education offices and public agencies across Korea into ready-to-publish Korean-language stories. There are two ways to receive them: pull what you want through an API, or have stories delivered into your site by XML.
What you receive
Official releases from across Korea
Local governments, education offices and public agencies, read by more than 280 region-specific parsers.
Edited into stories
Headline, body and photos matched and laid out as an article you can publish as it is.
Updated all day
New stories arrive as agencies publish their releases, every day of the week.
API or XML: what’s the difference?
The stories are the same; what happens after they arrive is not. XML arrives finished: sorted into categories, with bylines and photos, registered on your site. The API hands over the material, and your newsroom does the rest.
| API | XML delivery | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Your system checks the list and takes the stories it wants (pull). | PEDIEN sends stories to your site and they are registered automatically (push). |
| Categories | Stories come without categories. Your newsroom sorts them. | Sorted automatically into your regional and topic categories. |
| Bylines | Only an author field, usually the name of the issuing body. Bylines on your pages are up to you. | Bylines are filled in automatically. |
| Photos | An image address is included; storing and placing it is up to you. | Stored on your server together with the story. |
| Rights | PEDIEN keeps the rights. Each story must carry its source line, and redistribution is not allowed. | Registered as your site’s own articles. They belong to your newsroom. |
| Work on your side | A developer connects the API and builds the sorting, bylines and photo handling. | None after setup. We configure the connection with you, and stories keep arriving. |
| Best for | Newsrooms with developers that pick only the stories they need, and Korean-language media abroad. | Korean newsrooms that want a large daily flow, ready to publish. |
| Getting started | Apply below → we review your site → key and base URL by email. | Contact us → map your categories → delivery starts. |
Already receiving stories by XML? Nothing changes for you. Keep using it as you do now.
Apply for the API
Tell us about your newsroom. We check the site, then email you an API key and the base URL.