The Washington Post on Dec. 21 announced plans to set up "breaking-news hubs" in Seoul and London next year. (Yonhap News)

By Lee Hana

Seoul next year will become The Washington Post's "breaking-news hub" for Asia. 

The U.S. daily on Dec. 21 announced on its PR blog plans to set up such hubs in Seoul and London to become a more global newsroom operating 24 hours a day. 

"The Post intends to ensure that its readers everywhere can rely on a full, timely news report at any hour, including rich, multi-faceted coverage during the critical early-morning window in North America," it said. 

Each hub will have four reporters and two editors, as well as a visuals editor, an audience editor and at least one multiplatform editor. 

The Post will also establish news bureaus in Sydney, Australia, and Bogota, Colombia.

On the expansion, the daily's executive editor Marty Baron said, "Readers will get journalism that is richer, deeper, faster, more wide-ranging and more innovative."

Back in July, The New York Times announced that it would move next year parts of its Hong Kong office to Seoul. The transition is underway. 

AFP on Dec. 21 said, "The Post has been seeking to boost the number of its digital subscribers as it seeks to keep pace with the rival New York Times."

hlee10@korea.kr