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A Study of the Position of TV News Based on Co-occurred Words -Focused on THAAD Reports of KBS·MBC·SBS·JTBC-

Kim ByeongKeon 1

1건국대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper considered the particular position of each broadcasting station, based on an analysis on co-occurred words, focusing on the THAAD reports of KBS <News 9>, MBC <News Desk>, SBS <8 News>, and JTBC <News Room>. Usually, news is based on facts, but it is recontextualized depending on the ideology of the subject reporting the news. During ‘selection and editing’ for news production, the original voice is mixed with the voice of the reporter and it is transformed. For such reason, we can find the particular ‘position’ of the subject reporting in the news result. The study finding revealed that negative information was refused and the logics related to the appropriateness of THAAD deployment were mainly conveyed on KBS, MBC, and SBS , while more negative information of THAAD deployment was conveyed on JTBC. Given that commonly, ‘the presence of absence of information’ is used as a strategy for ideological reproduction in discourse, JTBC was definitely in the opposite position to THAAD deployment. On the contrary, KBS, MBC, and SBS held the pro-THAAD deployment position, understating, excluding or refuting the Chinese action resisting and opposing THAAD deployment and the issues regarding the damage to Korea and the possible harmfulness of radar electromagnetic waves to human body, the possibility of a transfer to the US-led MD system, the necessity of agreement and ratification of the National Assembly, and the demonstration and rally of residents against THAAD deployment in the community. It is anticipated that this study result can be used as substantial evidence of common points and differences among the broadcasting stations that were vaguely recognized empirically but hard to explain.

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