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This book deals with the changes in Korea´s media governance between 1980 and 2017. It addresses this change by applying media governance frameworks, which emphasizes citizen participation and the impact of globalization. It focuses on the formation of the media system in which not only government, but also the private sector and civil society, have interacted as multi-stakeholders and changed the media ecosystem from authoritarian to democratic. The Korean media sector is a rare case that shows how industrialization, democratization and informatization-with global influence-have influenced and changed media governance.

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1. Introduction.- 2. Media Governance.- 3.Changes in Korean Society since 1980.- 4. Fluctuating Media in the 1980s.- 5. Media Liberation following Democratization in 1987.- 6.Changes in Media Industry´s Value and Governance in the 1990s.- 7. Introduction of New Media: Information Society and Media.- 8. 2000 Broadcasting Act and 2005 Newspaper Act: Balancing Public Interest and Market.- 9. Age of Media Convergence.- 10. Establishment of the Korea Communications Commission in 2008.- 11. Revision of the Media Laws and Cross-Ownership of Newspaper and Broadcasting in 2009.- 12. From Media Governance to ICT Governance.- 13. Internet Governance.- 14. Changes in Media Governance 1980-2017.

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Daeho Kim is Professor at Inha University, South Korea.

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