북한『노동신문』에 나타난독도기사(2009~2017) 현황분석

Abstract

This study is an analysis of the contents of Dokdo-related articles in the North Korea’s main state-run newspaper, 『Rodong Sinmun』. From January 2009 to March 2017, there were a total of 205 articles related to Dokdo, which were here categorized by year and by issue and then analyzed. The most frequently addressed issue was the accusation against “forced takeovere try of Japan(scheme for territory robbery, try for forced takeover of Dokdo, dominative aggression ambition, Japan’s invasion of Dokdo, etc.)”, and it consisted of 57 articles, one-third of the total. By the year, 50 cases in 2012 were the most. The reason for this trend was that in 2009, the Ministry of Education of Japan announced that the Japan’s sovereignty of Dokdo will be included in the ‘High School Textbook Instruction Manual’. The final analysis results are summarized as follows. First, the articles are to blame for passive countermeasures of South Korean government officials about Japan’s provocative and suggest active response and condemnation of Japan to South Korea’s media, non-governmental organizations, and the civilians. Second, the articles are to accuse the Japanese claim of Dokdo to be Japan’s try for forced takeover of Dokdo or Dokdo invasion, and to stir up anti-Japanese feelings of the South Korean people. Third, the articles are to manipulate South Korea’s anti-American hostility policy. Fourth, the articles are to announce a joint statement of the South-North Korean joint campaign for Dokdo protection against Japan. Fifth, the articles are to accuse Japan of obstructing the unification of the Korean peninsula by North Korea, and to implement unified frontline tactics on South Korea in relation to Dokdo. Sixth, the deviation of the results of the Dokdo-related article search in the DB system and archives in South Korea has been caused by the fact that Dokdo-related data sharing with North Korea is not smooth yet..