I believe that the press in Korea is on the turning point. Indeed, although it is heading towards a pure freedom of press, it still takes great concerns about the pressure from the government. Moreover, lately the government have tried to prohibit journalists from getting into the meeting rooms. From this incidence, I believe that the press does not have the total freedom yet to publish whatever they like to.
Additionally, the daily newspaper also have to think about the advertisement payment. For instance, the SISA Journal which is a well know journal in Korea once was willing to print a article regarding the evil administration of Samsung. The editor allowed to print it but the CEO of the SISA Journal cut it out eventually due to the pressure from Samsung. It is know that the press is operated with 20% of the subscription and 80% of the advertisement fee. Thus, the Korean press has to still work on to gain the true meaning of freedom of press.
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Great post! Freedom of the press is a difficult thing to maintain. When a government needs to stay in power, it is very tempting to manipulate the press. Even in the US, it is debatable that we have true freedom of the press.
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