Abstract

Anti-press sentiment based on negative emotions of disgust and hatred has prevailed in Korea since the mid-2010s. Through in-depth interviews with ten journalists working for Korean news organizations, supplemented with an analysis of self-reflective articles, this study investigates how journalists experience this audience hostility and harassment, how they cope with it, and how their practices are influenced by it. The analysis reveals that, combined with the dualistic views of populist politics and the influence of misogynic narratives, journalists who cover topics, such as politics and gender, are more likely to become targets of anti-press violence. Moreover, it shows that anti-press violence induces negative emotions, such as discomfort, anger, lethargy, and fear, among journalists. To cope with these emotions, with little support from their news organizations, journalists tend to pursue emotion-focused coping strategies, such as striving for perfection in the newswork process, building emotional boundaries between the audience and themselves, counter-hating readers, and blaming other journalists. Finally, the paper suggests that anti-press violence in Korea promotes a chilling effect in news organizations that, consequently, may infringe on individual journalists’ autonomy and editorial independence.

摘要

自 2010 年代中期以来，基于厌恶和仇恨等负面情绪的反新闻情绪在韩国盛行。本研究通过对韩国新闻机构的十名记者进行深度采访，并辅​​以对自我反思的文章的分析，调查记者如何体验这种观众的敌意和骚扰，他们如何应对，以及他们的实践如何受到它的影响. 分析表明，结合民粹政治的二元论观点和厌女叙事的影响，涉及政治、性别等话题的记者更有可能成为反新闻暴力的目标。此外，它表明反新闻暴力会在记者中引发负面情绪，如不适、愤怒、嗜睡和恐惧。为了应对这些情绪，由于缺乏新闻机构的支持，记者倾向于追求以情绪为中心的应对策略，例如在新闻工作过程中力求完美，在观众和自己之间建立情感界限，反仇恨读者，以及指责其他记者。最后，该论文指出，韩国的反新闻暴力会在新闻机构中产生寒蝉效应，从而可能侵犯记者个人的自主权和编辑独立性。