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====Date: [[:Category:1986|1986]]==== | |||
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]] , [[:Category:Television|Television]]==== | |||
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'''Confronting Bodies:''' Ministry of Culture | |||
'''Confronted Bodies:''' South Korean Journalists | |||
"... The July 17, 1986 guideline permitted newspapers to carry the story on the national pages, but forbade the publication of reports by individual journalists. The government specified that the headline must read "sexual insult," and not "sexual assault." The press was directed to publish the prosecutor's entire report, in which the student's allegations of physical abuse and rape were found to be groundless fabrications and part of a communist strategy. The guideline further stated that "details of accusations made by barristers for the anti-government side or the NCC (National Council of Churches), and the communique concerning the incident published by other women's associations, must not be reported... " | '''Dates of Action:''' July 17, 1986 | ||
'''Location:''' South Korea | |||
'''Focus of Opposition:''' Press coverage about the sexual torture of Kwon In Suk, a female university student, by the police. | |||
''The Incident''' "... The July 17, 1986 guideline permitted newspapers to carry the story on the national pages, but forbade the publication of reports by individual journalists. The government specified that the headline must read "sexual insult," and not "sexual assault." The press was directed to publish the prosecutor's entire report, in which the student's allegations of physical abuse and rape were found to be groundless fabrications and part of a communist strategy. The guideline further stated that "details of accusations made by barristers for the anti-government side or the NCC (National Council of Churches), and the communique concerning the incident published by other women's associations, must not be reported... " | |||
'''Result of Incident''' | |||
Revision as of 17:16, 9 August 2011
Date: 1986
Region: Asia
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Print Journalism , Television
Confronting Bodies: Ministry of Culture
Confronted Bodies: South Korean Journalists
Dates of Action: July 17, 1986
Location: South Korea
Focus of Opposition: Press coverage about the sexual torture of Kwon In Suk, a female university student, by the police.
The Incident' "... The July 17, 1986 guideline permitted newspapers to carry the story on the national pages, but forbade the publication of reports by individual journalists. The government specified that the headline must read "sexual insult," and not "sexual assault." The press was directed to publish the prosecutor's entire report, in which the student's allegations of physical abuse and rape were found to be groundless fabrications and part of a communist strategy. The guideline further stated that "details of accusations made by barristers for the anti-government side or the NCC (National Council of Churches), and the communique concerning the incident published by other women's associations, must not be reported... "
Result of Incident
