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Media and Communications : South Korea

This pathfinder includes information about media and communications in South Korea.

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Chongdong Theather / 정동극장  (http://www.chongdong.com/chongdong_english/index.asp)
Web site of a major theater in Seoul for Korean traditional performing arts. Activities focus on supporting traditional art performances and training young performers. Includes performance and event information (video files available), news, newspaper articles, education programs, and directory of Korean traditional artists. In Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese.

ABYZ News Links: South Korea Newspapers and News Media Guide (http://www.abyznewslinks.com/skore.htm)
List of and links to press agency; national, foreign, and local newspapers (including Internet news media). Media type, focus, and language noted.

Korea Information Strategy Development Development Institute (KISDI) / 정보통신정책연구원 (http://www.kisdi.re.kr/)
National research institute specializing in information and communication policy development. Research focuses on policy development in information technology industry, information society, telecommunications and broadcasting industry, fair competitions in business, postal services, and international cooperation. The site includes publication information, statistics on IT and communications industries, seminar and symposium information, Asia Pacific Information Infrastructure research project, online magazine (free; registration required; .pdf). In Korean and English.

Korea Integrated News Database System (KINDS) (http://www.kinds.or.kr/)
Korea Press Foundation has operated a comprehensive online news database service since 1990. KINDS is the largest service, composed of national dailies, economic dailies, English language newspapers, news bulletins, local dailies, TV main news, magazines and foreign newspapers(global newsbank). In Korean.

KOREA.net: Website directory (http://www.korea.net/Search/Directory/DirView.asp?code=c007)
Provides a list of websites for Korean Organizations. In English, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese.

Korea Press Foundation (KPF). Ollon kigwan chongbo (http://www.kpf.or.kr/d4u/info%5Fhtml/db/body02.html)
Korea Press Center, Korean Press Institute, and Korea Journalists Fund combined to form the Korea Press Foundation. Searchable database for news and media organizations and links to media law and media news, directory, facts, general trends, and information about KPF. In Korean and English.

Korea Press Foundation - Links to Media Organizations /언론기관정보 – 언론기관정보   (http://www.kpf.or.kr/eng/html/links/newspapers_01_01.php)
Searchable database for news and media organizations. In Korean and English.

Specialist Libraries & Archival Collections. Korean Heritage Library (http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/index.html)
The Korean Heritage Library (KHL) is dedicated to the development of collections in all areas of Korean studies. The library provides information about the hours of operations, location, and news. KHL offers access to databases, a list of serials, a bibliography, and more. From University of Southern California Libraries.

Ministry of Information and Communication. Republic of Korea (http://www.mic.go.kr/index.jsp)
Ministry’s major goal is to accelerate information infrastructure and promote of IT industry of South Korea. Includes links to information about the Ministry and its vision, publications and statistics, policy, resources, and the IT industry. In Korean and English.

Newspaper/ 신문가게   (http://www.newspaper.co.kr/index.html)
Comprehensive list of newspapers of Korea. In Korean.

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  December 11, 2007
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