Kim Dok-man of the Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission received the top prize in the Korea Record Institute’s award for recorded culture on Monday.

The award was bestowed in an event marking the first “records day” and the first recorded culture awards at the National Assembly.

Kim was awarded the prize in the media category for promoting the country’s anti-corruption policies through articles contributed to a variety of media outlets.

Since assuming his current position at the Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission in 2005, Kim has written more than 2,000 articles carried by printed and online media.

Kim, a former reporter for the Herald Business, earned a doctorate degree in political sciences from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 2004.

Kim has also published more than 10 books on public relations and journalism.

(cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)