3. Newspapers
_Newspaper readership is high and there are
more than 100 national and local dailies
_All newspapers are privately owned
_The press of South Korea is a noisy, vibrant
and powerful entity
4. Newspapers
_ There's no censorship of the press and there's no
governmental agency doing media control press Yet
_ There is neither formal constraint of the press nor
licensing of the journalists in Korea, Press laws, press
freedom, and all other legal provisions relevant to the
media stem from the Korean Constitution
6. Radio and Television
_The main TV and radio broadcaster in South Korea is KBS
_Television is the main source of news for citizens of South
Korea. Like newspapers, many broadcasting companies are
privately owned as well. The major broadcasting networks
are the Korean Broadcasting System
7. _Cable TV is available in 77% of Korean
households, carries around 120 channels
_The Korean Cable TV Association
website can provide information and an
up-to-date list of cable TV providers
throughout the country
8. Radio and Television
_KBS world radio is the only Korean radio that broadcasts
via shortwave, satellite and the Internet to reach all over the
world
_ The first air signal was broadcast on Aug. 15, 1953 from a
radio station called "Free Korea Voice". It was first broadcast
in English
9. News agency
_There is one popular news source that is
government owned, the Yonhap News Agency
_The structure of this company is completely controlled the
government, they are even in charge of electing the head
of the news agency
_ Although Yonhap was once considered the only source
of foreign media, with the rise of the internet, many people
search outside of the government-owned agency for their
news
10. New Media and the Internet
_South Korea is a very innovative and progressive
country in terms of technology penetration and
availability
_Nationally, about 77 percent of the population aged
six and over use Internet-related services
11. In 1997, the first major portal in Korea,
Daum began its free email service and
subsequently opened Internet cafés
(public forums) two years later Since its
early days
13. K_POP
_Is a kind of pop music that originated in
South Korea which is characterized by a
wide range of audio and visual elements ,
It consists of all kinds of 'popular music'
within South Korea
15. Notes :
_ It is noticed that there is a lack of scientific
references on media in South Korea and this
maybe the result of classification south korea
as a modern state.
_In my opinion, the Korean media experience
can not be applied in Egypt as it depends on
the private sector and there is no governmental
institution to regulate the media.