Boyoung Lim, South Korea, is a senior editor and AI network manager at the Pulitzer Center. She formerly worked as a reporter at the Korea Center for Investigative Journalism (KCIJ) - Newstapa.
Before becoming a journalist, Lim worked as a police officer with a focus on cybercrime. She graduated from the Korean National Police University majoring in criminal investigation and holds a master's degree in international studies from Seoul National University.
Since starting her journalism career in her native South Korea, she has covered human rights violations, illicit financial flows, tax injustice and the medical device industry, among other subjects.
An international investigation of pseudo-scientific publications led by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), in which she took part, won several domestic journalism awards.
From crime fighting cop to corruption-busting reporter
Reporter Boyoung Lim originally started her career as an officer on the Korean police force, before realizing there were other ways to help people pursue justice and hold the powerful to account.
