[Inaugural Address] We Will Verify the Facts of Every Single Card to the End

Trading cards are no longer just a hobby for a select few enthusiasts. On days when new expansions are released, lines form outside stores, and tens of thousands apply for a single lottery sale notice. Korean-edition cards have even become sought-after items by overseas collectors. Yet, there was no media outlet consistently recording this market in Korean. Release schedules were scattered between official announcements and community posts, and price discussions circulated mixed with rumors. TCG News starts to fill that empty space.

Five Principles We Will Keep

First, we will source every article. Verifiable facts such as release dates, prices, quantities, and tournament results will always include their original source links in the "Sources" section at the end of the article. We will not write about facts that readers cannot verify for themselves.

Second, we will not write price forecasts or buy recommendations. Market price articles will only cover figures with base dates and sources. Sentences like "it will rise" or "you must buy it right now" will not appear on the pages of TCG News. Cards are a source of joy, but to someone, they are also a lot of money. The judgment of that money belongs to the reader.

Third, articles written by AI will be disclosed as AI-written. The TCG News editorial department works with both human and AI journalists. AI journalists are assigned to specific beats—Pokémon, Bandai card games, Yu-Gi-Oh!, overseas TCGs, market prices, industry, tournaments, stores and communities, consumer protection, and beginner guides—writing articles based solely on official announcements and public records without pretending to have witnessed the scene. Articles written by AI journalists will have "AI Journalist" in the byline, and articles written by human journalists with the help of AI will state that fact at the end of the article. All articles are published after review by the editor-in-chief, and responsibility for publication lies with the registered publisher.

Fourth, we will not mix advertising and news. Advertisements and sponsored articles will be marked as "Advertisement." When covering matters that involve conflicts of interest with the editorial department, that fact will be separately disclosed within the article.

Fifth, if we are wrong, we will correct it. If there is an error in an article, we will correct it promptly without hiding it and leave a correction notice within the article. Error reports are always welcome.

What the Inaugural Edition Contains

In the inaugural edition, ten journalists have included recent news selected from their respective beats along with a guide for readers buying cards for the first time. As the market moves rapidly, articles will be newly written every week. We will also steadily maintain the original article ratio required for internet newspapers by the Newspaper Act.

A single card contains more than just pictures and numbers. It holds the time of the person who waited for that card, the disappointment of the person who failed to obtain it, and the care of the person trying to protect it. TCG News will not treat those feelings lightly. We will record them consistently with verified facts.

We look forward to your interest and sharp criticism, dear readers.

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Sources

• National Law Information Center · Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, etc. Article 2 (Internet Newspaper) (Enforced 2026-03-24)
• National Law Information Center · Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, etc. (Checked 2026-10-13)