Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2018.16.8.071

Exploratory Research of Possibilities and Limiatation of Drone Journalism  

Cho, Hang-Min (School of Culture Management, Sungkyunkwan University)
Publication Information
Journal of Digital Convergence / v.16, no.8, 2018 , pp. 71-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study discussed the meaning of a drone, and especially drone journalism and legal and ethical issues around that, at an introductory dimension, which is used in various social bases, but is still just an academic discussion at the beginning stage. As a methodology, content analysis was used. It seems that drone journalism has high diffusibility as a technology with high 'relative advantage', 'compatibility', 'trial ability' and 'observability' and low 'complexity' in terms of the diffusion of innovation theory. However, it will be very likely that controversies will be raised, such as safety issue due to collision and crash, a dispute over violation of privacy that may seriously infringe privacy like individual portrait rights and a controversy about the accuracy and source of information as drone filming low price and ease of use. Suggest solutions to legal and ethical issues based on existing research. Technical stability is required. Also, it is necessary to change the awareness of journalists about the drones coverage and to educate ethics, and it is necessary to establish social public opinion on issues such as privacy violation and establish system and legal measures through it. Future research is expected to carry out empirical research including journalists and public awareness surveys.
Keywords
Drone; Drone Journalism; Disaster; Correspondence of Disaster; Legal and Ethical Issues;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 4  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 D. Goldberg, M. Corcoran & R. Picard. (2013). Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems & Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges of Drones in News Gathering. Reuters Institute For The Study Of Journalism By University Of Oxford(Online). https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Working_Papers/Remotely_Piloted_Airc raft_and_Journalism.pdf.
2 E. M. Rogers. (2003). Diffusion of Innovations (5th ed.), New York: Free Press.
3 S. U. Yun. (2016). Approach on intention of continuous use based on innovation diffusion theory, technology acceptance model and innovation resistance model. Journal of Communication Science, 16(2), 145-183.   DOI
4 B. N. Park. (2011). Integrative Adoption Model of New Media (IAM-NM). Korean Journal of Journalism & Communication Studies. 55(5), 449-497.
5 A. S. Gibb. (2013). Droning the Story(Master of Journalism), Towcenter.org.(Online). http://towcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/GIBBdrone-journalism-thesis.pdf
6 P. M. Sandman. (1988) Telling Reporters about Risk. Civil Engineering Magazine, 58(8), 36-38.
7 H. M. Cho. (2013). A study on disaster reports of the Korean media: Focused on daily newspaper's analyses of typhoon, heavy rains and heat waves, Crisisonomy, 9(6), 21-44.
8 S. K. Won & Y. T. Yoon. (2015). A comparative study for disaster reporting guidelines in Korean and Japan. Society for Journalism and Communication Studies, 19(1), 197-219.
9 S. M. Yoo & J. H. Yun. (2018). Drone, principle.code. operation.safety.filming, Seoul: Communication Books.
10 S. I. Kim. (2014). A legal study on infringement of privacy of unmanned aircraft, Dong-a Law Review, 66, 267-299.
11 A. R. Park. (2018). New Media Technology and Invasion of Privacy : Focusing on Drone Journalism, Studies of Broadcasting Culture, 30(1), 43-81.
12 S. H. Bae, J. S. Shin, S. H. Chun & H. S. Chung. (2016). A Study on Improving the Privacy for personal information collected for statistical processing, Journal of IT Convergence Society for SMB, 6(2), 25-30.
13 B. H. Lim, S. W. Ha & Y. H. Moon. (2017). Development of Ground Control Software Platform for Industrial Application with Multiple small UAVs, Journal of Convergence for Information Technology, 7(5), 75-82.
14 J. P. Lee, J. W. Lee & K. H. Lee. (2016). A Scheme of Security Drone Convergence Service using Cam-Shift Algorithm, Journal of the Korea Convergence Society, 7(5), 29-34.   DOI
15 S. G. Park. (2014). A research of AR.Drone 2.0 operating assessment and the development potential on drone-journalism. AURA, 32, 140-156.
16 K. B. Kim, G. M. Geum & C. B. Jang. (2017). Research on the Convergence of CCTV Video Information with Disaster Recognition and Real-time Crisis Response System, Journal of the Korea Convergence Society, 8(3), 15-22.   DOI
17 J. W. Kim, S. W. Ha & Y. H. Moon. (2017). A Study on Automatic Precision Landing for Small UAV's Industrial Application, Journal of Convergence for Information Technology, 7(3), 27-36.
18 National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science. (2014. 7. 7). Effect and political subject of the market extension of drone on agriculture. NHERI Week Brief, 7-10.
19 S. H. Oh. (2014, November). Experience and performance of photo imagedrone journalism". Digital Journalism and Conference, (pp. 1-56). Seoul: bloter.net.
20 T. Mark & C. Andrew. (2014). New Perspectives From The Sky: Unmanned aerial vehicles and journalism. Digital Journalism, 2(2), 232-246.   DOI
21 Kookmin Bank. (2014. 4. 17). Drone (drone, UAV). KB Issue Briefing, 1-16.
22 A. Gynnild. (2014). The Robot Eye Witness Extending visual journalism through drone surveillance. Digital Journalism, 2(3), 334-343.   DOI