토픽 모델링을 사용한 운동선수 병역특례 언론 보도의 경향 분석

초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of media coverage on the exemption from military duty given to male athletes who have achieved a certain level of achievements in international sports competitions. To this end, 3,640 news reports related to the military system for athletes reported from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2019, were analyzed using the topic modeling method. As the result of computing 10 topics by topic modeling, WBC case, Son Heung Min case, Park Joo Young case, voluntary service manipulation, military irregularity in 2004 professional baseball, Incheon Asian Games, 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, Guangzhou Asian Games, issues after 2018 and improvement of the system were found to be the main focus of the media coverage. The results show that the news reports were biased toward specific players and their related events. As the public tends to value the issues and viewpoints repeatedly encountered by the media, media coverage limited to particular athletes and events can instill a biased perception of athletes' military system. The exemption from military duty for athletes has played a significant role in Korea's growth as one of the best sporting countries and can prevent career breaks of athletes with short career span. Therefore the efforts to provide more balanced information from the press are required so that the public can acquire various and correct information on the military system for athletes.

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