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Economic Woes and Digital Shifts Erode Trust in South Korea’s Struggling News Media

SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s embattled news industry, battered by economic headwinds and seismic shifts in digital consumption habits, is also grappling with plummeting public trust that ranks among the lowest levels globally, according to a major report. The 2024 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute found just 31% of South Korean [...]

Three-quarters of Reporters Willing to Risk Being Sued to Serve Public Interest: Poll

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three-quarters of South Korean journalists are willing to report the news if it serves the public interest even at the risk of being sued, according to a poll released Tuesday. In the poll of 301 incumbent reporters conducted by the Korea Press Foundation (KPF) from Nov. 1-9, [...]