Changes in the Korean Media Landscape
Current Changes in Korean Media
1. 1948~1960: Seung Man Lee’s government Outlawed leftist newspapers
Closed moderate newspapers
Arrested reporters and publishers 2. 1964~1972: Chung Hee Park’s government Dictatorship Closed all but fifteen of Seoul's 64 daily newspapers Using its own radio and news agencies to promote its official line
The Press Ethics Commission Law
3. 1980~1988: Doo Hwan Chun’s government Basic Press Law
Independent news agencies were absorbed into a single state-run agency Numerous provincial newspapers were closed
Two independent broadcasting companies were absorbed into the state-run KBS
4. 1988~1993: Roh, Tae-Woo’s government 1987 June Democracy Movement
5. 1993~1998: Kim, Young Sam’s government The first ‘civilian’ government
6. 1998~2003: Kim Dae-Joong 2000 Nobel Peace Prize
Long-time opposition leader
7. 2003~2008: Roh, Moo-Hyun Civil Rights Lawyer
Became famous through OhMyNews
8. 2008~2013: Lee, Myung-Bak CEO, Hyundai
Candle Light Vigil Incident
Wide spread media strike 9. 2013~ : Park, Geun Hye
Dictator’s daughter
Source: The Korea Press, 2007 (Korea Press Foundation)
Newspapers Broadcasting Cable TV (Community Antenna TV) DMB, IPTV Smart Devices
Usage time of traditional media decreasing Usage time of Internet media increasing Satisfaction of newer media increasing DMB, IPTV, WiBro Introduction of smart mobile devices
Source: The Korea Press, 2011 (Korea Press Foundation)
Source: The Korea Press, 2007 (Korea Press Foundation)
Source: The Korea Press, 2011 (Korea Press Foundation)
Number of Dailies Increasing Subscription Rate is decreasing Ideologically split
Conservative
• Chosun, Joongang, Donga
Liberal
• Hankyoreh, Kyunghyang
Source: The Korea Press, 2007 (Korea Press Foundation)