방송 저널리즘 프로그램 진행자의 의견 개입에 관한 연구: , <생방송 시사투나잇>, <추적 60분>의 비교분석

Abstract

This study examines how TV newscasters communicate in the various types of news programs, in an attempt to see if there is any difference among them in terms of the degree or extent in which advocacy journalism is practiced. Witnessing that there is a tendency for TV newscasters to insert their value or moral judgement in conveying news information to audience, the author analyzed the patterns of value insertion adopted by newscasters. It was found that while newscasters of conventional evening news program tend to follow the rule of objective journalism, newscasters of late night current affairs program as well as investigative journalism program often insert their political opinion or value when they interpret news, predict the future development of events, present public opinion polls on controversial issues and propose policy recommendations. This analysis of newscaster's way of conducting news programs demonstrates the coexistence of objective journalism and advocacy journalism in the programs made by the public broadcaster, KBS. This also suggests that the news program adopting advocacy journalism is open to the criticism for failing to secure impartiality, if it does not represent both sides involved in controversial matters.