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Editorial
The Future of
University Press
O
n May 26, The Argus held a meeting at HUFS that gathered
together the Editors-in-Chief of university English newspapers
ESTABLISHED1954
in Korea. All Editors-in-Chief who participated in the meeting
talked about their newspapers and shared their concerns with each other.
Publishedmonthlyexcepttheschoolholidaysbyandfor
students of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,The
The meeting was an opportunity to compare the current circumstances of
Argus, the oldest campus English newspaper in Korea,
each newspaper, coming to terms with the state and the future direction of
pursues the highest standard of campus journalism and
campus English newspapers. The major issue among Editors-in-Chief is
academism.
the relationship between the universities and their newspapers. Of course,
although there is difference in the degree of influence the newspapers have
intheiruniversities,thefocusofultimateconcernhasalwaysbeensame.
Whatistheroleoftheuniversitypressnow?Sincethe1990s,thedifficulty
?PresidentandPublisher
Dr.ParkChul
in gaining employment has become a social problem, and students began
?ExecutiveEditor
Prof.LeeDong-il
toconcentrateonlyongettingjobs.Duetothissituation,universitypresses
suffer from identity confusion. University students put preparation for
?Editor-in-Chief
KimSu-young(T-3)
employmentabovesocialparticipation,solookingawaytheuniversitypress.
In addition, universities began to promote themselves using the marketing
?EditorialConsultant
JangHo-jun(ELI-3)
strategies of companies. For this reason, whenever there are conflicting
views within universities, the university press cannot embody the voices of
?AssociateEditor
KangYoung-joon(EC-2)
theuniversitymembers.Sincethevisualmediahasdevelopedandincreased
in importance, universities use images and videos to promote themselves.
Thishasmadeitdifficultforjournaliststowritetheirthoughtsaboutsociety.
WooHae-chung(CH-2)
However, things were different before the 1990s. University presses had a
?Reporters
ChoiHee-ji(MA-2)
central role in movement for democracy. Under the military regime, social
censorship was strong and newspapers were often published with blank
YooSuh-kyung(PA-2)
pages. These articles expressed the desire for democratization and stood
against dictatorship and oppression. Therefore, in the 1970s and 1980s,
?CopyReaders
Prof.LymanMclallen
newspaperscoveredsocialissuesindepth.
Looking back to those times is not to suggest that we follow their ideas
Prof.BrandonWalcutt
without question. The university press needs to look to a future suited to
the current social structure, while maintaining their newspapers individual
identities. Then, what goal should the university press of 21st century
set for the future? It is cooperation between campus newspapers and the
members of universities. A campus newspaper exists not for journalists or
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the university authorities, but the members who read it. Therefore ways for
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themtoexpresstheirviewsmustbefound.Forinstance,TheArgusprovides
San 89, Wangsan-ri, Mohyeon-myon, Cheoin-gu Yongin,
a forum for HUFsans’ views in its columns ‘HUFSan Story’ and ‘Voice of
GyeonggiProvince,Korea
Wisdom.’Byrecountingthestoriesoftheuniversitymembers,theuniversity
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pressshouldbethegatewaytoopencommunicationbetweenmembers.
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KimSu-young
Editor-in-Chief

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