• Title/Summary/Keyword: 박근성

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Bias in TV News Coverage of President Park's Impeachment -Focusing on MBC and JTBC Evening News- (박근혜 대통령 탄핵 보도 편향성에 관한 연구 -MBC와 JTBC의 저녁종합뉴스를 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Byoung Jin;Lee, Sang Eun;Yang, Jong Hoon
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.11
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    • pp.554-566
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    • 2017
  • Through the Broadcasting Act, Republic of Korea regulates the broadcasting system to remain neutral regarding particular party or candidate. However, as MBC and JTBC reports the issue of President Park's impeachment in bisected way - conservative and progressive - the controversy aroused. This research paper comparatively analyzed each broadcasting company's evening news by focusing on quantity aspect, reporting tendency regarding trend of public opinion and mass rally and the news frame. Our research showed that both JTBC and MBC had partially reported; JTBC on pro-impeachment rally's side which was called candlelight rally, and MBC on anti-impeachment rally's side, called Korean National Flag rally. Regarding the way how they reported the impeachment, JTBC reported much more in depth than MBC, and MBC reported the process emotionally, standing for President Park.