1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2000: South Korea - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jvG7FwbJ4w"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-south-korea/">Attacks on the Press 2000: South Korea</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-south-korea/embed/#?secret=jvG7FwbJ4w" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2000: South Korea” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="jvG7FwbJ4w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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DESPITE PRESIDENT KIM DAE JUNG'S INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION as a champion of democracy, capped with a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize, he has an uneasy relationship with the domestic press. While South Korean media are generally far more free under Kim's administration than at any time in recent history, they remain susceptible to government interference. Tensions between…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260