ABSTRACT
The relationship between the state and the media in South Korea has undergone a revolution during the country’s democratization since 1993. Indications that a long-time authoritarian regime has been replaced by democracy in less than a decade have prompted a wide range of scholarly discussion. While the political changes have attracted rigorous attention from Western scholars, less attention has been focused on the changing nature and degree of media freedom. Since the major transformation that took place in 1993, the media have been allowed to criticize the government and its policies in more vigorous, blatant tones and to report any stories they choose to cover.
