International News Coverage and the Korean Conflict : The Challenges of Reporting Practices

"This book explores journalism practices and the dynamics of international news media in Korea, and examines the ways in which Korean journalists and foreign correspondents cover news stories about the Korean conflict. It notably explores news gathering practices concerning the Korean conflict, and investigates factors that influence journalists' news production through interview with foreign correspondents including bureau chiefs from news outlets as diverse as AP, Reuters, The New York Times, the BBC, Le Figaro, and the Mainichi Shimbun. Extending its coverage to provide a rationale for the proliferation of new media both from encoders and decoders' perspectives, and drawing on lively empirical data to examine the processes of news production, the book addresses how international media impacts on the stability and security in the region under the influence of the competing superpowers - the United States and China"--Back cover This book explores journalism practices and the dynamics of international news media in Korea, and examines the ways in which Korean journalists and foreign correspondents cover new stories about the Korean conflict. Drawing on a comparative analysis of major news coverage relating to the Korean conflict across UK, US and South Korean media, it offers an insight into the role of journalism on the Korean Peninsula, how media coverage is reported, as well as its impact on Korean society and the wider international community. It notably explores news gathering practices concerning the Korean conflict, and investigates factors that influence journalists' news production through interview with foreign correspondents including bureau chiefs from news outlets as diverse as AP, Reuters, The New York Times, the BBC, Le Figaro, and the Mainichi Shimbun. Extending its coverage to provide a rationale for the proliferation of new media both from encoders and decoders' perspectives, and drawing on lively empirical data to examine the processes of news production, the book addresses how international media impacts on the stability and security in the region under the influence of the competing superpowers - the United States and China Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii The Historical Context of the Korean Conflict (Miri Moon)....Pages 1-20 Journalism Theories in Media Studies (Miri Moon)....Pages 21-59 Historical Contexts of the Korean Press (Miri Moon)....Pages 61-95 News Framing and In-Depth Interviews (Miri Moon)....Pages 97-109 International News Coverage of the Korean Conflict (Miri Moon)....Pages 111-127 Reporting International Conflicts: Dynamics and Challenges (Miri Moon)....Pages 129-171 Discussion and Conclusion (Miri Moon)....Pages 173-194 Back Matter ....Pages 195-198