Open AccessDevelopment of Press Freedom in South Korea since Japanese Colonial Rule
Author(s) -
Eun Suk
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
asian culture and history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9663
pISSN - 1916-9655
DOI - 10.5539/ach.v1n2p3
Subject(s) - colonialism , colonial rule , oppression , democracy , shame , power (physics) , government (linguistics) , political science , freedom of the press , military rule , capital (architecture) , sociology , political economy , law , development economics , history , economics , ancient history , politics , linguistics , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics
The history of press freedom in South Korea (hereafter Korea) has been characterized by periods of chaos. The major media companies in Korea have written a history of shame. Since Japanese colonial rule, freedom of the press has been more often restricted than protected by the laws and policies. There have been four main features of press freedom since 1910: severe restriction during the Japanese colonial rule; experiencing freedom with unstable democracy under the American military rule and the First and Second republics; oppression of the military regimes; and the struggle with capital power since the advent of civilian government. Several decades of Japanese colonial rule, American military rule, and military dictators have influenced the Korean society and the media politically, economically, socially and culturally