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THEARGUS,MAY1,2000
NATIONAL
VisitingKoreaMediaWomen’sAssociation
THEEYESOFTHEARGUS
FemaleJournalistsEmpower
DisabledSocietyToward
SocietyThroughMedia
Handicapped
N
oteveryonecansee,hearandspeak.Somecanhardlywalkorevenmovetheir
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fingers. There are many persons who suffer from inconveniences in leading a
n 21st century, the society has faced the
However, those were only to draw the
normal life. Many people complain that society should do more for them. Policies
explosionofcommunicationtechnology.
attention of the press. For example, in the
addressingtheneedsofthehandicappedarenowconsideredayardstickformeasuring
On the broad sphere of activities, the
Statessomewomenwalkeddownthestreets
theeffectivenessofawelfarestate.
communication technology contributes to
naked and some expressed their thought
Itisestimatedthatabout1millionpeoplewithphysicalhandicapsarelivinginKorea.
the improvement of the peoples education
symbolicallybybreakingtheglasses.Theses
Amongthem,almost90percentbecamehandicappedafterbirthduetoanaccidentor
standards and the advance of the culture as
areonlythesupplementarywaystoraisethe
disease. Actually, over 40,000 people become disabled as a result of traffic accidents
exchangingtheseveraldifferentculture.
position of female in the society and to get
every year. It would not be absurd to say that everyone living today is in danger of
Andonthelimitedsphereofactivities,as
evenlyevaluatedwiththemales.
becominghandicapped.
usingthecommunicationtechnology,people
The handicapped in Korea, however, are still facing social obstacles, which isolate
enjoythesparetimemorecheaply.Withthe
Unique witting wrote that women are
them from basic facilities, social systems and even fundamental rights as citizens.
advance in information technology, satellite
definedaswomen,whilemenaredefinedby
Besidesthesefactors,theyhavetoendureotherhardshipssuchaspublicprejudiceand
and cable television, the media is getting
their occupation, the idea being that men
social discrimination. With regard to overall access to social activities, being
more impact on public policies and
haveoccupations,butdonot.Forexample,if
“handicapped”issynonymouswith“impotence”,particularlyinKorea.
behaviorsofpeople.
an accident was being reported, the victims
Last April 15, five days before the 20th Day for the Disabled, there was a small
However,thesechangeshasbroughtabout
might be described not as casualties but as
gathering.Morethan50universitystudents,includingthosewhoarehandicapped,came
some of unexpected threats. People are
women.
together and held a demonstration in front of the Government Complex atSejongno.
worriedaboutitsnegativeeffectsonexisting
Inthedrama,mostwomenusuallydonot
They protested against the unreasonable treatment of universities toward handicapped
culturesandvaluesofthesociety.Moreover,
occupy the “public sphere” of work and
studentsanddemandedtheyadoptmeasurestoaddresstheirneeds.Manyuniversities
the media is criticized to reenforce the
outsideworkandtheycertainlydonotwork.
stillrefusetoadmithandicappedstudentsontheabsurdgroundsthattheylackfacilities
negative images of women, neglecting their
Women’smainoccupationmerelyseemsto
KMWA
orevenmoreabsurdlythattheymightdamagetheirimage.Thisistheactualsituationin
multipleroles.Asurveyhasitthatwomenin
bestandingaroundlookingpretty.Thatisto
The workshop was held at the press center with the topic of sensationalism on
universitiesandthereasonwhytheirvoiceshavebecomesoloud.Manyhandicapped
the TV are described to follow traditional
say,womenarenotapartofthecommunity.
women.
persons were forced to give up their rights in the last 16th General Election. They
role. What makes matters worse, some of
This leads us to the question of how
weren’tabletocasttheirvotesduetoacompletelackoffacilitiesaccommodatingthe
TVprogramsandnewsreportsareshowing
women might subvert the gender-biased
handicappedatvotingstations.Eventually,onehandicappedwomanevenfiledalawsuit
violenceagainstwomen.
The Argus met Shin Hyo-sup, the
participation of the media feminism for
image, and create “balanced and diverse
against the election management committee for neglecting to help her with her
Therefore, self-regulatory mechanism for
secretarygeneralofKMWA,andaskedher
eliminatingnegativeportraysinmedia?
imagesofwomen”
wheelchair.
the media was needed to eliminate gender-
somequestions.
S : In Korea, few women have attained
In fact, this gender-biased image due to
One civic group is preparing to begin an organized action against some insurance
biasedreporting.Asapartofself-regulatory
Reporter : What is the purpose of
decision-making positions. So, it is hard to
deep,intrinsicsexisminoursocietythanany
companies for discrimination against the handicapped. According to the group, many
mechanism, Korea Media Women’s
organizingthiskindofassociation?
take effective measures, including
other reason. Therefore, the reform of
insurancecompaniesrefusetogivepoliciestopeoplewithhandicapsbecausetheyare
Association(KMWA)launchedonMarch6,
Shin:Ourrealaimistocriticizethepress
appropriatelegislationsagainstpornography
consciousness is necessary to make the
more vulnerable to accidents and disease. Insurance companies also have been
1999 in the Press Center in Seoul. KMWA
and to improve the position of female
and various forms of violence. Then, the
diverseimagesofwomen.Andthemediais
demandedhigherpremiumsfromthehandicapped,theverypeoplewhoneedinsurance.
consistsofforty-fivewomenworkinginthe
reporters. Setting up this organization on
seminar,‘TheProblemsofSensationalismin
themostsignificantmethod.Because,asthe
Thegovernmenthasorderedcompanieswithmorethan300employeestoassigna
press. KMWA promotes women’s equal
March 6, the Women’s Day, gives more
Reporting on Women in Korea Principal
currenttendencyofthetime,moreeasily,the
quota system to reserve at least 2 percent of new appointments for handicapped
accesstoallsocialareasandalsoitprovides
significancetous.
Media,’hasitssignificantmeaning.Itraised
media have an effect on public policy,
personnel.AccordingtotheMinistryofHealthandWelfare,however,only10percent
women’s participation in media. The
R : There are many groups regarding
the gender perspective on issues in our
privateattitudesandbehaviorofpeople.
ofsuchbusinessesarefollowingthisrule.Inaddition,manygovernmentagenciesand
association encourages the media to refrain
the improvement of the women’s right,
communitiesandthesociety.
From this cause, comparing to the other
state-run enterprises are failing to observe this law geared toward helping the
from presenting women as inferior beings
and they are conducting campaigns in
TheSankeireportedthenewstoJapanese.
the organization regarding the improvement
handicapped. Consequently, about 80 percent of handicapped people are still without
and exploiting them as sexual object, rather
order to reinforce their influence. But,
With this momentum, we will closely
ofthewomen’sright,theorganizationwhich
jobs.
thancreativehumanbeings,contributorsand
some are criticizing them of little
connectwithinternationalnon-governmental
caninfluenceonthemediahaverealpower.
Under these appalling conditions, the handicapped will always be relegated to the
beneficiaries of the process of the social
contributions to advance the women’s
organizations, which address problems in
When reduced to essentials, KMWA as an
bottomofthesocialladderinKorea.Theirdailylifeasunderprivilegedcitizenscanno
development.Anditaimtogender-balanced
status. How can you overcome the
programs,wagesandcareeropportunities.
arenaafar-reachinginfluencetopublicand
longerbetolerated.Tocreateagenuinewelfaresociety,abroaderunderstanding,which
appointment in all of social sides such as
controversialpoint?
As above mentioned, we provide the
it empowering to the creation and use of
includes overcoming our prejudices toward the handicapped, must be achieved. It is
regulatory or monitoring bodies, which is
S:Comparingothergroups,wenotonly
public with alternative sources of
non-stereotype,balancedanddiverseimages
absolutely necessary to regard them, not as abnormal people, but as neighbors who
connected to the private and government or
arouse public options about women’s equal
information concerning balanced images of
ofwomeninmediaanddevelopingattitude
merelyneedattentionandconsideration.
publicmedia.
rights to eliminate all forms of violence
womeninthemedia.AndWewillalsotake
against the use of sexist, gender-biased
Followinganoverallchangeinattitude,aconcertedeffortmustbemadetoimprove
Concerning the problems, KMWA holds
againstwomen,butalsosuggestalternatives
strongactionagainsttheportraywomenina
languageconcerningwomen.
facilities.Forinstance,thereisnoexclusiverehabilitationcenterforthehandicappedin
seminarsaboutthegender-biasedreportsand
consistentwithfreedomofexpression.
discriminatoryway.
Korea,whereastherearemorethan2,000centersintheUnitedStatesandabout200
points out the biased viewpoints against
R:DoesKMWAhasanysupporterto
R : KMWA seems to concentrate on
such locations in Japan. Also, the government should grant financial support to such
women. In case of Son Sook, post-
takeanaction?
press activities and less on public
Homepage:www.kpf.or.kr
programsasvocationaltraining.Thesewillhelpthemtoachieveself-subsistence.
EnvironmentMinistry,themediafocusedon
S : No, we doesn’t. Because it’s a non-
participation. Is KMWA preparing any
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatwebuildasocietywherethehandicapsnolongerstandfor
the fact that she had once divorced and left
governmentorganization,membershipfeeis
planforthepublic?
E-mail:media@kpf.or.kr
the reason of despair. Now is the time to make our society an adequate place for
schoolhalfwayapartfromherability.Also,
themainsourceofincome.Forthatreason,
S : That is not true. We have strength
Telephone:02)3426-0659
everyonetocomfortablylivein.
fur-gate became the subject of a
wecantakeanactionindependentlywithout
public relation with internet home page.
conversation last year. Although the issue
any restriction such as politic, an enterprise
Throughvarioustrials,wecollectedopinions
wasabouttakingtheforeignexchangeoutof
andareligion.
toimprovewomen’srights.
Korea illegally by Choi Soon-young, the
R:Peoplewereaccusedtothegender-
R:Generallythewordfeminismgivesa
chairman of Shin-donga group, the media
based sharing responsibility, also, the
negative connotation. What is your
ByKooSung-chan
highlighted the women’s lobbying activity.
media promote the unequal sharing
opiniononthis?
ByLeeKyong-min
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
Through these public relations, KMWA is
responsibility such as story telling and
S : In the past, some organizations chose
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
keepingeyesonthemediapower.
drama.HowisKMWAgoingtoleadthe
to express their points rather excessively.
I/n/s/i/d/e I/s/s/u/e
YouthFestival2000
Move 2000
MakingYear2000theMost
SeparatedFamily,PriorConsideration
MeaningfulYear
P
T
artition of Korean peninsula not only
Korean Information Service, people
suggest many of valuable references.
abolish and modify the concerned
heyear2000isviewedbytheworld
standsfordivisionofterritory,butalso
answered that helping them meet their
Germanyalsofacedfamilydispersionbefore
legislations which have obstructed the
community as a turning point in
it means interception of blood relations.
familiesisthemosturgentissue.
reunification.Thoughtheirsituationwasnot
communication between the South and the
human history. It is a time to pause - to
Since the Korean War broke out, many
After the Armistice Agreement was
thorough interruption as those of Korean,
North. Then, people would be able to
look back at the landscape we have
people have suffered from heartbreak as
contracted,therehavebeencontinuoustalks
many of German people also had suffered
sojourninNorthKorealegallyastheformof
already traveled across and at the same
separatedfamilyforalongtime.Theycan’t
to solve the family problem. The first
fromfamilyseparation.Openattitudesofthe
traveling and visiting homeland simply by
time look forward to mapping out a path
meet their families and don’t know even
meeting was held from December 1953 to
twoGermanies,however,madethewaysto
givingpriornotice.
tothefuture.
whethertheirparentsorbrothersaredeador
March 1954 through the Cooperative
problem more easy. For example,
Ontheinstitutionalgroundwork,itshould
United Nations Educational, Scientific
alivetillnow.Thereareabout700thousands
Committee for Promotion of Returning.
negotiations on free passage in 1960s
go along with gradual extension of
andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)has
of people aged over 60 who still cherish
Followingthisofficialtalk,regularmeetings
showed this open stances of their
passageways. For mutual communication,
emphasizedthatthemajorchallengeatthe
vivid memories of their families in the
related to dispersed families usually
governments. In spite of strong objections
standing postal exchange sites and meeting
close of the twentieth century is to begin
Rights, Youth Participation, Peace,
North, and more than 1.23 million of first
proceeded by the channel of International
fromsomepoliticalorganizations,themayor
places must be established in Korean
the transition from a culture of war to a
CulturalDiversity,Environment.
generationfromtheNortharenowlivingin
Red Cross. These efforts in the name of
of West Berlin accomplished the admission
peninsula. These step-by-step approaches
culture of peace. The International Year
The application forms should be
the South. When their descendants are
humanitarianism, however, ended up
to visit the East, including East Berlin,
will lay the solid foundation for full-scale
for the Culture of Peace, adopted by the
completed and returned to the Korean
included,thenumberamountsto10million.
withoutprominentresultsduetothedifferent
freely. They focused on “better life of
familyreunions.
United Nations for the year 2000,
National Commission for UNESCO. All
ItisalmostaquarterofthewholeSouthern
standpoints of the both sides. Thereupon,
people” more than ideologies and political
Enough financial subsidies are also
proclaims the resolve of the world
applications will be reviewed. Once
population. According to the survey of
limited exchanges of scattered peoples’ list
principles.
required. The government should
communitytowardsthisgoal.
campers have been chosen, both the
were only possible throughout the 1950s.
According to the statistics in 1993, the
substantially increase its official support for
Toagreatdegree,peacedependsupon
selected campers and their sponsoring
From the 1970s, the attempts for family
EastGermanyreleased33,755peopletothe
the people who are eager to meet their
people’s own values and attitudes. Peace
organizations will be sent further
reunioncontinuedmainlythroughtheSouth
Westduringtheperiodofdivision.Also,2.5
familiesbutcannotaffordit.Undertheplan
mustbecultivated,learnedand,aboveall,
informationabouttheFestival.Individual
and
North
Korean
Red
Cross
million families were able to meet again
to facilitate the reunion of separated family
putintopracticeinoureverydaylives.To
applicants
without
sponsoring
Conferences(SNRCC).
before reunification. German governments
members, the government ought to set
makepeace,itisrequiredtotransformour
organizations are also welcome. To
Run parallel with the exertion of
are reported to spend more than 3.5 billion
extensive national budget to find lost
day-to-day conflicts into pathways of
further cross-cultural understanding,
government and organizations, many of
Deutsche Mark to support these people.
families and help them stay in contact with
cooperation and understanding. Youth is
campers are requested to bring
individuals also have strived to find and
Civil activists and protestant churches also
eachother.
an especially fertile time to learn and
information about their own country, as
meet their families. Mass scale of
took a great role in human exchanges. It is
All of these efforts will cure the hurted
practice the values, attitudes and
well as traditional clothing, examples of
broadcastings in 1980s also aided these
needless to say that all of these efforts
mind of separated people and will span a
behaviors
that
enhance
this
folkmusicandarts,musicalinstruments.
trials.Then,theroutesoffamilycontacthave
formedthebaseofreunification.
firmbridgeconnectingthepartedpeninsula,
transformation.
becamediversified.Actualreunionsthrough
Historic inter-Korean summit meeting is
further will be the cornerstone of
This year the Korean National
theforeignresidentrelativesorparticipation
expected to open the epochal phases of
harmoniousreunification.
Commission for UNESCO(KNCU)
Address:50-14,Street2,Myongdong,
of international events are now available as
family meeting. To realize overall reunions
invites the young people of the world to
Chung-ku,Seoul
well as identification and letter exchanges.
instepwiththeprogress,itisindispensable
commemorate the International Year for
Tel:02)755-9068
End of the Cold War also expedited these
to rearrange the related institutions.
the Culture of Peace at the 1st
Fax:02)755-9069
situations.
Promoting suitable circumstance and
International Youth Festival with 4
E-mail:youth@unesco.or.kr
ByKooSung-chan
Under the situation of divided Korea,
enactingspeciallawsarerequiredforactive
differentcampsthroughtopicsofHuman
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
similar experiences of Germany could
human interchanges. It is also demanded to

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