Statement : From the history of the media in South Korea, the government of the military dictatorship controlled media as well as newspapers and instructed them as to what should be posted and broadcasted. There was one journalist who collected the instructions given by then government and revealed them with other journalists both in a magazine and by holding a press conference in 1986. Despite the fact that many journalists were aware of this malpractice, three journalists took that risk and at the end, they were indicted under numerous acts including the National Security Act. They were convicted but released as a suspended sentence with the help of national and international support. But due to their struggle, such direct control was believed to extinct. Read More...

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