日帝强占期 新聞史 硏究의 現狀과 向後의 課題* - 식민지 일본인 경영의 신문 연구의 진척을 위한 제언 -

Abstract

The Korean press had been willing to play the role of the herald for the spread of the modern westernized civilization, enlightening the Korean people since 1880s. Especially, the 1910s has been called the dark times of the Korean press history, while the press published by Koreans were suppressed by Japanese rulers until 1945. From this point of view, it could be justified to describe nationalistically the press history during the Japanese colonial period. But we can find out few researches about the press by Japanese in Korea during the same times, although there were so many Japanese newspapers in those days. Why should we have concern about the Japanese press in Korea during the Japanese colonial period? What meanings do they have in the press history of Korea?(1) It is necessary to research them in order to examine the totality of the press policy by Japanese colonial government in Korea and in order to understand more deeply the colonial powers. It also means to overcome the limitation of the 'half-research' focused on the Koreans' press until now. (2) It is necessary to research them in order to understand more deeply the role and function of the press in local societies of colonial Korea. Because many Japanese newspaper companies were scattered in main local cities, for example, Busan, Pyongyang, Kusan, and other local cities, of course including Seoul. (3) The research for the Japanese press in Korea will be a basement for the new study on the colonial history. The Japanese newspapers possess great value as the historical materials as far as they concern about the Japanese colonial period. (4) We can take advantage of the Japanese newspapers of those days in order to examine the mutual networks between the press and local powers under the colonial rule. Futhermore, with the research for the Japanese press in the colonial times, we can find the possibility of the collaborated research for the Japanese colonialism in East Asia. Because we remember that the Japanese press in the Japanese colonial area had the very close relationship with the local powers and the Japanese imperialism as well.