Nine days after the formal establishment of the KNA on February 1, 1909, the organization launched a newspaper which they would name Sinhan Minbo or The New Korea in English.

[5] Lee Hwan-woo attempted to establish an English-language column but poor management resulted in Choi Jung-ik taking charge of editing once again.

[7] Between 1937 and 1946, Sinhan Minbo reserved the fourth page for an English section edited by the Young Korean National Association (YKNA).

During the year when the March 1st Movement took place, the newspaper began publishing every two days in order to quickly update domestic news to Korean Americans.

On 5 October 2019, Kim received a Civil Merit Medal[13] from the Moon Jae-in administration for his work in journalism and advocacy for Korean reunification.

[12] However, he has been subject to several controversies over the years, including one incident involving items taken from the Sinhan Minbo offices[14] and several based on the perceived degree of his sympathy for North Korea.