(The) commemoration of Korean war veterans in English language Korean newspapers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

War veterans have been portrayed in negative ways in the media of various countries. This study seeks to examine the representations of Korean War veterans in two South Korean newspapers, The Korea Times, and The Korea Herald, to shed light on whether the coverage's trends are positive or neutral, and thus fill the gap in the research on veterans’ media representation research. The results of the analysis provide a better understanding of the portrayal of Korean War veterans. Korean War veterans are represented positively, with dominating frames, such as “Honor”, “Remember”, “Gratitude”, “Sacrify”, “Defend”, “Peace”, “Freedom” and “Commemoration”, and with fewer negatives frames such as “Wounded”, “Killed” “Fallen”, and generic frames “US-Alliance” and “Memorial celebration”. We can conclude that despite a few PTSD-related words mentioned, particularly in one of the two newspapers, the representation of Korean war veterans is balanced.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Research Background 2
• Theoretical Background 5
• Framing Process, Frame Effects, and Frame Identification 8
• The Korean War 21
• The United States and the Development of the Korean War 22
• Military Coalition and War-Alliance 25
• Truce and Armistice 26
• Effects and End of the Korean War 26
• Korean War Veterans 27
• Media Portrayals of War Veterans 29
• Digital Media, Reintegration, Public Perception, PTSD, and Employment 34
• Impacts of Studies on Media Coverage of Korean War Veterans 42
• Research Question 43
• Method 44
• Theme Extraction 48
• Validity and Reliability 49
• Results 52
• Characteristics of Veterans in the English Language Korean Newspapers 54
• Frame Process of News Coverages on Veterans 63
• Discussion 91
• Key Findings of the Study 111
• References 120
• Appendix 1 Coding Manual 139
• Appendix 2 Acronyms 146