• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.27-38
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• 2017

While the practice of investigative journalism among public service broadcasters has declined in the 2010s, Newstapa, a nonprofit online news organization, emerged as a trustworthy provider of investigative reportage. This study explores the reasons why the realistic conditions for investigative journalism -- such as competent journalists, adequate support systems, and productive cultures -- were first realized and later changed among public broadcasters and in Newstapa. Governmental pressure and the public broadcasting managements' anti-journalism policy had a chilling effect on the production staff of public broadcasters. Their enthusiasm was affected and led to a decline in the production culture of discussion and teamwork. The staff's strong will to practice journalism and the persistence of a production culture that respected autonomy and guaranteed independence enabled Newstapa to become an influential investigative journalism institution in a relatively short period of time. This proves that meaningful investigative journalism is possible when the combined elements of competent and determined journalism practitioners, as well as a system supportive of extensive news gathering and independence of production, are in place. An investigative program is the outcome of ideal broadcasters' journalistic conditions and a vibrant and thriving production culture.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.537-543
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• 2021

Under the Chapter 1, Article 3(Protection of Rights and Interests of Viewers) of the Broadcasting Act, the viewers should be able to participate in decision-making with regard to planning, programming, or production of broadcast programs. For this, the public service broadcasting, KBS is operating two kinds of system such as 'viewer-evaluation program' and 'viewer-participation program' that televises the broadcasting programs directly produced by viewers. This study presented several improvement measures by analyzing the contents of viewer-participation programs televised through the of KBS, so KBS could work as an open public platform in which the people could freely express their own thinking, ideology, opinions, and ideas.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.315-316
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• 2010

디지털 방송시대에 새롭게 등장하는 다양한 방송수신메체를 통해 이제 방송 수신은 TV뿐만 아니라 PC, DMB 수신기, DMB 수신이 가능한 휴대폰, PDA, 네비게이션 등 다양한 방식으로 확대되었다. 이러한 방송환경의 변화는 그간 우리 방송법에 따라, 우리나라 공영방송의 주요 제작재원 및 운영자금으로 부과되어 온 방송수신료에 대한 새로운 해석을 요한다. 그럼에도 2008년 우리 헌법재판소는 일부 국민이 제기한 수신료 부과처분에 대한 헌법소원심판에서 새로운 방송수신 매체를 통해 방송을 수신할 수 있음에도 불구, TV수상기 소지자에게만 방송수신료를 부과하는 현 방식이 평등의 원칙에 반하는 것이 아니라고 주장하며, 일부 국민의 청구를 기각하였다. 이 논문은 공영방송의 기능과 방송수신료의 헌법적 의미에 비추어 볼 때, 새로운 수신 매체에 대한 수신료 부과와 관련한 위의 헌법재판소 결정례는 방송수신료의 법적 성격에만 집착한 나머지 방송수신료의 헌법적 의미에 관하여 진지한 질문과 대답이 결여되어 있고, 새로운 방송수신매체간의 차이점에 대한 세심한 분석을 결하였으며, 이론적으로는 수신료를 부가하는 것이 타당한 매체까지도 면제대상에 포함시킨 시행령을 너무 쉽게 정당한 것으로 인정하고 정책적 측면에서 면제할 필요성의 검토를 소홀히 하였다. 나아가 새로운 방송수신 매체 중 방송수신 기능이 부가적이더라도, 부가적인 한도에서 제한적으로 수신료를 지불하는 것에 대하여 검토했더라면 더욱 설득력 있는 결정이 되었을 것이라고 비판하였다.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.46
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• pp.590-626
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• 2009

The limitation and scarcity of broadcasting waves provide important rationale behind the idea of public ownership of broadcasting waves which can facilitate communications among people with diverse backgrounds and values in the society. Independence of broadcasting industry from the regulatory organization is imperative for the broadcasting industry to serve the public interest that has been historically defined by each county. For the Korean broadcasting industry, history of modern Korea taught us that the broadcasting regulatory organizations such as Korea Communications Commission(KCC) should be kept from any political influence for the industry to best serve the public. Recent controversies on the role of the CEO of KBS and the appointment of the CEO of YTN by the president of the country provide evidence that the independence of broadcasting in Korean society is a critical topic. This study examined the corporate structures of broadcasting industry and the political independence of the industry in relation to the changes in the concept of public interest and the role of broadcasting. It is critically important to investigate the political independence of broadcasting in Korea because the core argument of independence of broadcasting which is about the freedom of expression protected by the constitution is still contested in the country. For the purpose of collecting diverse perspectives on broadcasting, survey method was adopted in this study. Three groups Abstracts 697 of participants were recruited: reporters, experts in the field, and regular citizens. The result indicated that the independence of broadcasting was in the process of deterioration. Also, the participants of the study understood that it was impossible for the broadcasting to serve the public interest when the broadcasting was not free from the influence of regulatory institutions such as KCC.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.81
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• pp.189-224
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• 2017

The case of 'Paik Jong-moon's Taped Conversation,' has presented "an important and serious challenge to the freedom of the press and democracy" in South Korea. Nevertheless, this case has not been reported by the mainstream news media. It has also been forgotten without a proper fact-finding or investigation by regulatory agencies, like The Foundation for Broadcast Culture, The Korea Communications Commission, or The National Assembly. This study aims to examine why the above has happened through in-depth interviews of reporters and TV producers, senior journalists, former and incumbent commissioners of the broadcasting regulatory agencies, and experts of the industry, as well as literature research. Here, I present three answers. First, I found two reasons the mainstream press has ignored this incident. 1) It serves for political interests instead of reporting truth. 2) Public broadcasters' watchdog role has been neutralized. Second, regulatory agencies like The Foundation for Broadcast Culture, The Korea Communications Commission and The National Assembly are ruled by political tribalism. The ruling party's members of the National Assembly and these agencies were reluctant to investigate allegations surrounding Paik Jong-moon, such as illegal dismissals, illegal intervention in programming or production, illegal recruitment and illegal business deals. That's because they considered CEO Paik an ally. Using their majority power, they have rejected the request from opposition-affiliated commissioners or from opposition lawmakers to investigate the allegations. Third, there were no alternative forces within the public broadcasters to unveil the truth. In conclusion, the legal and institutional shake-up of corporate governance is urgently needed for public broadcasters and broadcasting regulatory agencies.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.1069-1079
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• 2018

Based on the theory of media governance, we analyzed the factors affecting the KBS system and the perception of the improvement of corporate governance, and suggested ways to improve the governance structure. The results of the study are as follows. First, the factors affecting the KBS system are politics, followed by the public broadcasting itself, that is, professionalism. Political factors were found to be the most influential factors in the public broadcasting KBS Institution. Second, the KBS governance structure, like the BBC, preferred a political independent model, while the board composition and proportions favored a German-style union model involving various stakeholders outside the political circle. Third, the future - oriented KBS governance model requires a change in the civil society (public) sphere that is deviated from the influence of politics and market. In the end, in order for the public broadcasting KBS system to operate stably, the political influence should be reduced, and the role of the government and the market should be controlled by the growth of the public sphere (civil society).

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.187-195
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• 2015

This paper purposes to identify who is/are in charge of KBS broadcasting programming in view of freedom of broadcasting and interest of audience under the circumstance that Blue House put pressure on KBS to refrain from reporting Sewol Ferry disaster. For this purpose this study has reviewed prior theses, books, journals, laws, and cases, etc. It is analyzed that principal agents in charge of freedom of broadcasting journalism and programming are KBS employees in charge of producing broadcasting programs and KBS chief programming officer, who is appointed by KBS CEO. KBS CEO, who can easily be influenced by governmental pressure in terms of KBS structure, should avoid interfering with programming and producing directly or indirectly for freedom of the press and public interests.

• The Science & Technology
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• no.10 s.449
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• pp.96-97
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• 2006

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.126-136
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• 2010

This study covers the economic effects generated by historical dramas of NHK, which is the Japanese Public Broadcasting company, The Study shows that NHK historical dramas have significantly contributed to the development of Japan's local economy. According to the analyses conducted by the Bank of Japan, "Ryomaden" brought an economic effect of 6.127 billion Korean Won to Kochi and Nagasaki where the dramas were filmed, because the number of tourists increased dramatically as the dramas became very popular. The NHK historical dramas also had a very positive influence on the manufacturing and service sectors. NHK's production of historical dramas has been regarded as an effort to maximize the public service of the broadcasting.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.40-49
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• 2014

Globalisation has intensified the international movement of labour and South Korea is no exception. Korea, which in the past was itself a labour-exporting country, has seen a reversal in human mobility since the late 1990's with a rapid growth in immigration and a transformation of a previously almost ethnically homogenous society. In this context, the important questions about the cultural and political implications associated with the construction of minority representations in the media have remained highly unexplored. The starting point of this study is an examination of the vital role of public service broadcasting (PSB) in Korean society, where ethnic minorities have increasingly become visible. The study shows the significant role of PSB in representing cultural diversity in public debates and the ways in which such representations and their dissemination reflect media power.