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Exploratory Research of Possibilities and Limiatation of Drone Journalism

재난재해 대응수단으로 드론저널리즘의 가능성과 한계에 관한 탐색적 연구

  • Cho, Hang-Min (School of Culture Management, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 조항민 (성균관대학교 문화융합대학원)
  • Received : 2018.07.16
  • Accepted : 2018.08.20
  • Published : 2018.08.28

Abstract

This study discussed the meaning of a drone, and especially drone journalism and legal and ethical issues around that, at an introductory dimension, which is used in various social bases, but is still just an academic discussion at the beginning stage. As a methodology, content analysis was used. It seems that drone journalism has high diffusibility as a technology with high 'relative advantage', 'compatibility', 'trial ability' and 'observability' and low 'complexity' in terms of the diffusion of innovation theory. However, it will be very likely that controversies will be raised, such as safety issue due to collision and crash, a dispute over violation of privacy that may seriously infringe privacy like individual portrait rights and a controversy about the accuracy and source of information as drone filming low price and ease of use. Suggest solutions to legal and ethical issues based on existing research. Technical stability is required. Also, it is necessary to change the awareness of journalists about the drones coverage and to educate ethics, and it is necessary to establish social public opinion on issues such as privacy violation and establish system and legal measures through it. Future research is expected to carry out empirical research including journalists and public awareness surveys.

본 연구에서는 사회저변에서 활용되고 있지만, 학술적 논의는 시작단계인 드론 특히, 재난 재해 대응의 중요한 수단으로서 드론저널리즘에 대한 개념과 의미, 미래 제기될 수 있는 법적 윤리적 쟁점들을 시론적 차원에서 모색하였다. 이를 위해 논문, 보고서 등 드론저널리즘 관련 문헌자료들에 대한 내용분석 방법론을 활용하였다. 선행연구를 통해 드론저널리즘은 혁신확산이론적 측면에서 '상대적 이점', '적합성', '시험가능성', '관찰가능성'은 높고 '복잡성'은 낮은 테크놀로지로서 저널리즘에서 그 확산가능성은 매우 높음을 확인하였다. 그러나 충돌 및 추락사고로 인한 안전문제, 개인초상권 등의 프라이버시를 심각하게 침범할 수 있다는 사생활 침해 논쟁, 낮은 구입가격과 취급용이성으로 인해 많은 이들이 쉽게 드론촬영이 가능함으로 인해 발생하는 정보의 정확도, 출처에 대한 시비가 발생할 가능성이 높다고 전망된다. 선행연구를 기반으로 법적 윤리적 쟁점에 대한 해결방안을 제언한다면, 우선, 기술적 안정성(배터리, 충돌 방지 센서 등)이 요구되며, 드론활용 취재행위에 대한 저널리스트들의 인식전환과 윤리교육 실시, 드론저널리즘의 프라이버시 침해 등의 쟁점이슈의 사회적 공론화를 통한 제도 및 법적조치의 수립이 필요하다. 향후 후속 연구에서는 드론저널리즘에 대한 저널리스트들과 일반대중의 인식조사 등의 실증적 연구가 보다 정교하게 수행되어야 할 것이다.

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