As a collection of writings by journalism researchers who reside in Korea, this book will provide an outline of journalism in South Korea.

Part I Interventions and Press Freedom
01 The Essential Problems of Korean Broadcast Journalism as Seen through the Perspective of Restriction on Media
02 Media Law and Regulations: Legal Issues of Freedom of Expression
03 Creation and Changes of Dependency Between Daily Newspapers and Conglomerate Advertisers: From the Perspective of Resource Dependency Theory
04 Alternative Media in Korea: From OhmyNews to Newstapa

Part II Values and Ethics of Journalism
05 Tendentiousness of Korean Journalism and the Problem of “the Distinction between Facts and Opinions”
06 Does Patriotism in Journalism Matter?: The Korean Hunmin Public Sphere
07 Understanding of Confucianism Behavior Ethics from the Viewpoint of Journalism Philosophy with Emphasis on Text from the Analects
08 Democracy and the Politics of Media Reform

Part III News and News People
09 Towards a New Professional Journalism in Korea: Issues in the Career Models and Structures
10 Life History of Dismissed Journalists: With a Focus on the Dong-A Committee for Free Press
11 Gendered News Production and Women Journalists in Korea: A Historical Approach
12 Routinization and Transformations in Television News Formats in Korea: A Comparative Study of Four Nations’ TV News
13 Rethinking Multicultural Social Change: Immigrant Media and the Diasporic Public Sphere in Korea