Public Image on the Archives through Mass Media: Media Coverage of Archival Profession, Institutions and Collections in Korea between 2003 and 2004
Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management / Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, (P)1598-1487; (E)2671-7247
2005, v.5 no.1, pp.47-64
https://doi.org/10.14404/JKSARM.2005.5.1.047
(2005). Public Image on the Archives through Mass Media: Media Coverage of Archival Profession, Institutions and Collections in Korea between 2003 and 2004. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 5(1), 47-64, https://doi.org/10.14404/JKSARM.2005.5.1.047
Abstract
Public image on the Archives is investigated through media coverage of archival profession, institutions and collections in Korea between 2003 and 2004 in this research. News stories under the subject of archives are collected and categorized into archival culture, value of records, business archives, government records and civil rights movement, and archivists and archival advocacy. The patterns of the media coverage are discovered and analyzed from various viewpoints. As a result, ongoing proactive public relations with mass media are necessary in order to enhance currently low public image of archives of Korea.