민주언론운동협의회 창립과 1984∼1987년 활동 및 지향점 연구— 성명서 분석을 중심으로 —

Abstract

In the background of the founding of the Democratic Press Movement Council(the Unhyup), there was an all-round repression of the media (forced journalists, mass dismissal, consolidation of the media, enactment of the Framework Act on Media, and reporting guidelines) that Chun Doo-hwan regime and Chun Doo-hwan, which trampled on the hope and heat of democratization among the people after the collapse of the Yushin dictatorship by force, and usurposed the regime, were inflicted on the media community as part of the preliminary suspension of the regime. The dismissed journalists, who had been silent for more than three years since the establishment of Chun Doo-hwan regime, came to the conclusion that journalists who were dismissed in 1975 and 1980 should unite together to form a media movement group in order to resist the media oppression of the powerful new military. Eventually, in December 1984, a coalition of two organizations representing dismissed journalists in 1975, dismissed journalists in 1980, and progressive publishers were born. In its inaugural declaration, the Unhyup criticized the behavior of the media that gave in to the oppression of dictatorship and adhered to it, and emphasized the promotion of the media democratization movement through solidarity between the media democratization movement and the social democratization movement. Through this, he declared that he would drive media democratization outside the corrupt media. In fact, through alliance with other democratization movement organizations, Unhyup participated in the political and social democratization movement and was deeply involved in the political and social democratization movement, while not giving up interest in media issues, his specialty. From its foundation in December 1984 to the June 29 Declaration in 1987, the above direction of discussion can be clearly understood by looking at the statements issued or named by the Unhyup. In 20 statements and resolutions issued exclusively, the Unhyup revealed its identity as a media movement organization, including criticism of the regime's oppression of the media and urging the media community to participate in the free press struggle. However, as stated in the inaugural declaration by speaking out on cultural and labor issues in 49 statements and resolutions jointly released with other pro-democracy and cultural movement groups, the Unhyup continued to speak without giving up its interest in the regime's suppression of democratization movements in all sectors of society and democratization movements in all sectors of society. Solidarity activities through such a declaration of unofficial agreement later returned to the support shown by pro-democracy movement groups in all sectors of society when the Unhyup was suppressed for exposing the press guidelines. In this way, through the announcement and participation of the statement in the early days, the Unhyup established a perspective on how to improve the media and society as well as media issues in other sectors, and ultimately secured assets to move forward as a professional civic movement organization through major events such as the publication of Words and the disclosure of reporting guidelines.