February 17, 2026 – South Korea Headlines

1윤석열·김건희, 나란히 ‘옥중 떡국’ 먹는다…구치소 두 번째 명절

Story gist: Yoon Suk-yeol and Kim Keon-hee are spending their second holiday in a detention center. They will eat tteokguk together on Lunar New Year’s Day.
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윤석열·김건희, 나란히 ‘옥중 떡국’ 먹는다…구치소 두 번째 명절
— 한겨레
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윤석열의 ‘명절 옥중서신’ 정치···역대 수감 대통령들은 어땠나
— v.daum.net
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尹부부, 추석 이어 ‘옥중 명절’… 설 당일 떡국 먹는다
— 동아일보
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Hankyoreh frames the couple ‘side by side’ eating ‘prison tteokguk’ for a second detention holiday, emphasizing personal plight. Center outlets politicize Yoon’s ‘holiday prison letters,’ comparing to past imprisoned presidents. Right-leaning Dong-A Ilbo factually notes the Yoon couple’s second ‘prison holiday’ after Chuseok, omitting political or comparative angles.

2‘트럼프 재취임’ 1년 만에 달러 가치 10% 하락…’약달러’ 후폭풍 우려

Story gist: One year after Donald Trump’s re-inauguration, the US dollar declined 10% in value. A US Commerce official stated the current dollar value is natural and first-quarter growth could exceed 6%.
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No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
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미 상무 “현 달러 가치는 자연스럽다…1Q 성장률 6% 넘을 수도”
— 연합뉴스
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‘트럼프 재취임’ 1년 만에 달러 가치 10% 하락…’약달러’ 후폭풍 우려
— 한국경제
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting coverage and any perspective on the event. Center (Yonhap News) frames positively via official quote, emphasizing natural dollar value and potential 6%+ Q1 growth to downplay concerns. Right-leaning (Hankyung) highlights 10% drop with alarmist tone, stressing ‘weak dollar’ fallout worries under Trump.

3넘어져도 끝내 일어섰다… 김길리 쇼트트랙 첫 銅

Story gist: Kim Gilli of South Korea won bronze in women’s 1000m short track speed skating at the Olympics. The medal marked her Olympic debut and first career medal.
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‘올림픽 데뷔’ 김길리의 첫 메달, 쇼트트랙 여자 1000m서 동메달
— 경향신문
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[D리포트] ‘람보르길리’ 김길리 1,000m 동메달…한국 6번째 메달
— v.daum.net
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넘어져도 끝내 일어섰다… 김길리 쇼트트랙 첫 銅
— 조선일보
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (Kyunghyang) emphasize Kim Gilli’s Olympic debut and personal first medal. Center sources (Daum) use playful nickname ‘Lambor Gilli’ and note Korea’s sixth medal. Right-leaning coverage (Chosun) highlights dramatic fall and recovery, stressing resilience. All positive, but left focuses on milestone, center on national count, right on perseverance.

4윤상현 “윤 전 대통령, 대국민 사과해야”···민주당 “관저 막아섰던 본인 먼저”

Story gist: People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun called for President Yoon Suk-yeol to apologize to the nation amid an upcoming sentencing. The Democratic Party responded that Yoon Sang-hyun should first reflect on his past actions blocking prosecution investigations.
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윤상현 “윤석열, 대국민 사과해야”…민주 “과거 본인 행동부터”
— 한겨레
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윤석열 선고 임박에 국민의힘도 “대국민사과”…”말 아닌 행동으로”
— YTN
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Hankyoreh highlights PPP lawmaker’s demand for Yoon’s apology and Democrats’ counter on his hypocrisy. Center YTN emphasizes timing near Yoon’s sentencing, noting PPP’s call for ‘actions over words.’ Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential defenses of Yoon or PPP unity.

5“내부 갈등 때문 아냐”… ‘사직’ 충주맨, 왕따설 직접 부인

Story gist: Kim Sun-tae, known as ‘Chungju-man’, resigned from Chungju city’s YouTube channel and denied rumors of bullying or internal conflicts as the cause. The channel lost 180,000 subscribers within three days.
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‘충주맨’ 김선태, 왕따설 확산에 “퇴사, 특정 인물·조직 갈등 때문 아냐”
— 경향신문
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“충주맨 떠난다” 사흘 만에 18만명 뚝…충주시 유튜브 구독자 급감
— mt.co.kr
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“내부 갈등 때문 아냐”… ‘사직’ 충주맨, 왕따설 직접 부인
— 조선일보
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (Kyunghyang) emphasize Kim’s denial amid spreading bullying rumors, highlighting his quote rejecting conflicts with individuals or the organization. Center outlets (mt.co.kr) focus on the subscriber plunge of 180,000 in three days, stressing operational impact. Right-leaning outlets (Chosun Ilbo) straightforwardly report the denial of internal conflict and bullying claims, omitting rumor spread details.