The Korean Media bring to light many socially relevant issues and political debates through television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, net services etc.
In the past half century, television broadcasting was introduced in the major nations of the west. Korean Television celebrated its 40th birthday in the year 1996 as a result of which a great deal in the Korean Media has been changed. In the year 1956 there were only 300 television sets in Korea, but there was a hike in the number till 6.27 million by 1980.
1970 saw the highlight as the government intervened into the Media Systems of Korea. The Media in the Korean Peninsula and other major countries in the Far East points out the anxiety over Korea's decision to reactivate the nuclear reactors.
Newspapers of South Korea are found to criticize their government's handling of the crisis as the North Korea attacks the United States of America. Fears of the escalating tension are also expressed in the Japanese and Chinese Press.
Radio Pyongyang stated that the decision to remove the surveillance equipment at Yongbyon was a justified measure by North Korea to maintain the sovereignty and the right to exist.
Chungang Ilbo, One of the South's largest circulated dailies has an accusatory approach towards the Seoul Government for responding inadequately to the crisis. They label this with great significance which is to determine the existence and prosperity of the country.
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