한일 신문기사 제목 비교 - 2016년 리우 올림픽을 중심으로 -

Abstract

We examine informational characteristics of Korean and Japanese newspapers on article headings concerning 2016 Rio Olympics, in order to provide foundational materials to compare articles published by the Olympic host country (such as Korea in 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic and Japan in 2020 Tokyo Olympics). To this end, we extracted 782 article headings concerning the results of games from the Dong-a Ilbo and the Asahi Shimbun, and classified into the presentation of information type, the presumption of information type, and non-presentation of information type, with additional subclassifications depending on characteristics of each of the above three types. The result is as follows. In the case of the Dong-a Ilbo, the main titles tend to be of the presumption of information type, while the subheadings tend to be of the presentation of information type. On the other hand, in the case of the Asahi Shimbun, both of the main headings and subheadings tend to be of the presentation of information type. That is, the strategy of the former seems to be the one where the main headings attract the readers’ attention and the subheadings then present detailed information, while the strategy of the latter seems to be the one where both the main headings and subheadings are generally used to present information. These differences stem from differences between the two countries regarding the degree of national interest in Olympics and the social systems of support for Olympic sportsmen. A detailed analysis must await a future occasion.