Yet Koreans are perplexed by the question as to whether they can afford to buy print media. The 47-million populace devours newspapers. Each household gets two to three national dailies and one local paper, if they live outside the capital, Seoul. The country has few rural hinterlands. This is a reading society, as are all Northeast Asian countries.
Every household has one or two TV sets.
Some 35 percent of families own two or three cellular phones as a life necessity. The current North-South thaw has only added to the frenzy for the news. Back to Top Feedback Links Classifieds Customer Service Jobs at WPR Copyright 2000 by The Stanley Foundation . All rights reserved.