The news industry in South Korea has come a long way in the past few decades in terms of gender inclusivity in the workforce. Guidelines on providing balanced, fair coverage regardless of gender, age, or ethnicity are also widely accepted and are included in the various codes of ethics adopted by different news media.
The Korea Press Ethics Commission is a self-regulatory organisation established by the Korea Press Association, Korea News Editors’ Association, and Journalists Association of Korea in 1961. It has put forth Newspaper Ethics Guidelines that ban discriminatory and stereotypical depiction of any regional, socioeconomic, gender, or religious minority. The Internet Newspaper Code of Ethics is another self-regulatory code overseen by the Internet Newspaper Committee (2019) that outlines guidelines for fair coverage. The Journalists Association of Korea also guards against discrimination and stereotyping in news coverage in its Rules on Human Rights Reporting.
