International News Coverage and the Korean Conflict The Challenges o

This book explores journalism practices and the dynamics of international news media in Korea, and examines the ways in which Korean journalists and foreign correspondents cover new stories about the Korean conflict. Drawing on a comparative analysis of m

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MIRI MOON

International News Coverage and the Korean Conflict “As a long-term international news focus, the Korean conflict provides a lens into journalistic perspective. Using the Hierarchy of Influences model, Miri Moon sorts out the rich array of content and interview data to reveal the factors underlying news frames.” —Stephen D. Reese, Jesse H. Jones Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Miri Moon

International News Coverage and the Korean Conflict The Challenges of Reporting Practices

Miri Moon Sookmyung Women’s University Seoul, Soul-t’ukpyolsi Korea (Republic of)

ISBN 978-981-13-6290-3 ISBN 978-981-13-6291-0  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6291-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019930287 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Tom Howey This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Preface

A conflict can be a reflection of social, political, economic, and cultural issues facing society. The way the public, we, comprehend and perceive the conflict, however, is through the media. Thus, news through the media is our important source of making sense of a conflict or an issue in our everyday life. As is emphasized in media and communication theories, the news is a social construction of reality, a conflict within news producers’ particular framework. As Hall Critcher, Jefferson, Clarke, and Roberts (1978) assert, the process of the construction of a news story is significant due to its involvement in the presentation of the article disseminated to the assumed audience, which means that the news sto