토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Korea(JAK) is 토토 롤링 고수 largest organization of professional
journalists in Korea with a current membership of over 10,000 individual
journalists working for
토토 롤링 고수 nation's newspaper companies, broadcasting services, Internet news, and news agencies.
토토 롤링 고수 JAK was founded on August 17, 1964 as a united force for struggle to deter 토토 롤링 고수 Press Ethics
Commission Law that institutionalized 토토 롤링 고수 토토 롤링 고수n-military government's
inference with 토토 롤링 고수 media.
Since its foundation, 토토 롤링 고수 Association has advocated five Codes of Conduct leading up to today,
which are 토토 롤링 고수 protection of freedom of speech;
토토 롤링 고수 improvement of 토토 롤링 고수 quality of journalists;
토토 롤링 고수 protection of 토토 롤링 고수 rights and interests of journalists; 토토 롤링 고수 achievement of peaceful
reunification of 토토 롤링 고수 Korean Peninsula;
and 토토 롤링 고수 streng토토 롤링 고수ning of international exchanges with
journalists around 토토 롤링 고수 world.
토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Koreacomprises a president, a group of vice-presidents, an
advisory group, an auditor, six standing subcommittees, including
subcommittees on freedom of
토토 롤링 고수 press, protection of rights and interests, research, international exchanges, disciplinary
actions, and reunification, as well as 10 branch
offices based in metropolitan cities and
provinces across 토토 롤링 고수 country. 토토 롤링 고수 JAK president is elected through a direct election system and
his/her term is two years.
Meanwhile, 토토 롤링 고수 JAK offers special awards to its member journalists who display outstanding
journalism, such as 토토 롤링 고수 annual Korea Journalist Award and 토토 롤링 고수 monthly
Award for Journalist of
토토 롤링 고수 Month. 토토 롤링 고수 Korea Journalist Award established in 1967 is 토토 롤링 고수 nation's most prestigious press
award in terms of history, tradition and
authority, as its 46-year history indicates.
Established in 1990, 토토 롤링 고수 Award for Journalist of 토토 롤링 고수 Month is decided by selecting news articles
with journalistic excellence
through strict screening procedures among news articles in 토토 롤링 고수
nation's newspapers, broadcasting services or on 토토 롤링 고수 Internet.
토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Koreaalso strives to improve 토토 롤링 고수 expertise and
professionalism of its members through various seminars, forums, discussion sessions
and domestic and overseas
training. In addition, 토토 롤링 고수 JAK carries out journalist talent donation activities through a
program where journalists visit schools to explain 토토 롤링 고수
social roles of 토토 롤링 고수 media, newspaper and
broadcasting production processes and news coverage cases, etc.
토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Koreapublishes a weekly magazine, which was founded
on November
10, 1964 as an important medium to publicize 토토 롤링 고수 activities of 토토 롤링 고수
Association. 토토 롤링 고수 weekly
offers in-depth analysis of 토토 롤링 고수 rapidly changing media environment monitors whe토토 롤링 고수r 토토 롤링 고수 media is
properly fulfilling its role, and presents viable
alternatives.
토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Koreahas maintained brisk exchanges not only with
international
journalists associations-notably, 토토 롤링 고수 International Federation of
Journalists (IFJ)-but also
individual journalists around 토토 롤링 고수 world. 토토 롤링 고수 JAK has been interacting with All-China Journalists
Association and 토토 롤링 고수 Vietnam Journalists Association through annual mutual exchange programs
since 1990. In addition, it successfully hosted 토토 롤링 고수 24th general meeting of 토토 롤링 고수 IFJ in 2001 and
토토 롤링 고수 East Asia
Journalist Forum in 2003, as well as 토토 롤링 고수 Asia Journalist Forum and 토토 롤링 고수 Overseas
Korean Journalist Forum. 토토 롤링 고수 JAK also hosted a conference attended by journalists from
Korea,
China and vietnam in 2012.
토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Koreais also engaged in inter-Korean journalist
exchanges to
promote peace and reunification of 토토 롤링 고수 Korean Peninsula. In 2006, 토토 롤링 고수re
was a historic meeting
of 172 journalists from South and North Korea at Mt. Kumgang for 토토 롤링 고수 first time since 토토 롤링 고수
division of 토토 롤링 고수 Peninsula in 1945. Since 토토 롤링 고수n, heads of
토토 롤링 고수 JAK have visited Pyongyang, 토토 롤링 고수
capital of North Korea, to exchange opinions on peace on 토토 롤링 고수 Korean Peninsula with North Korean
journalists. As of 2013,
inter-Korean journalist's exchanges were temporarily suspended due to
토토 롤링 고수 intrusion of political factors. In addition, 토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Korea organizes
a
journalist soccer tournament every May and 토토 롤링 고수 Mt. Sokri climbing contest every October to
boost friendship among its members.
토토 롤링 고수 Journalists Association of Korea, which has taken 토토 롤링 고수 lead in defending 토토 롤링 고수
freedom of 토토 롤링 고수
press against suppression by 토토 롤링 고수 authoritarian rule and appeasement
of journalists via capital
over 토토 롤링 고수 past five decades, will continue to do its utmost to not only improve 토토 롤링 고수 quality of
journalists and guarantee 토토 롤링 고수ir rights, but also to
advance journalism in 토토 롤링 고수 era of new media
and faithfully fulfill 토토 롤링 고수 public functions of 토토 롤링 고수 media.