1989년에 권력과 지방 토호세력을 견제하며 자주, 민주, 통일을 지향하고자 진주시민 1,000명이 주주로 참여하여 만든 시민주 신문이다.
In 1989, newspaper was created by 1,000 citizens of Jinju as shareholders in order to pursue independence, democracy, and reunification by checking the authority and local power.