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The Review of Korean Studies

The Changing Jobs of Journalists and the Function of Journalism in South Korea: Focus on Political Recruiting

The Review of Korean Studies / The Review of Korean Studies, (P)1229-0076; (E)2773-9351
2016, v.19 no.1, pp.195-228
https://doi.org/10.25024/review.2016.19.1.007

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Abstract

This study examines the changing jobs of journalists and the function of journalism. An examination of pertinent theories and an assessment of practical data in South Korea led to four suppositions: first, more than half of the provincial respondents said that they would think about accepting job offers if they were offered positions in power circles but more than half of the Seoul respondents stated they would not accept; second, major reasons for accepting such job offers are “new experience or future career,” “economic issues,” and “job security”; and finally, there are notable differences in accepting job offers between journalists working in Seoul and provincial media companies.

keywords
changing job, journalism, political participation, professionalism, South Korea

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