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A majority of media academics oppose the government¡¯s new media policy. The Chosun Ilbo and Gallup Korea conducted a two-day phone survey of members of the Korea Society for Journalism and Communication Studies from Wednesday. Some 72.8 percent of respondents said it is undesirable to merge 37 press rooms in government agencies into a handful of briefing centers and limit reporters¡¯ access to government officials. Only 22 percent considered the new media policy desirable, and 5.3 percent were undecided.
A majority of respondents (68.7 percent) said President Roh Moo-hyun has carried out wrong media policies over the past four years. A mere 18.7 percent approved the president¡¯s media policies, while 6.9 percent answered they were so-so and 5.7 percent were undecided. Asked if the government made information on government polices sufficiently public, 64.6 percent answered no.
However, some 58.1 percent of respondents were against an opposition demand for the abolition of the Government Information Agency, which is in charge of publicizing government policies. Twenty eight percent supported the dissolution of the PR office and 13.8 percent were undecided. Two hundred-forty-six or 25.7 percent of 955 KCSJCS members participated in the survey.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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