The East Asia Institute is hosting the KF-EAI Korea Friendship project with sponsorship from the Korea Foundation (KF) and Samyang Holdings Corporation as an educational and networking opportunity for international students residing in Korea.

On September 14th, the fourth of eight lectures in the Academicus lecture series for exploring Korean society was held in the conference room of Eugene Investment & Securities. Ms. Kang In-Sun, a journalist at Chosun Ilbo, talked on the theme, “From Writing Pad to Smartphone 2015,” about the current situation of Korean media and the changes that have come about in traditional mass media, like TV and newspapers, due to the ever-changing developments in social media and communication technology.

During the 1-hour Q&A session that followed the lecture, the students were able to hear more about her views on the future of Korean media and the role of the media in this day and age.