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March 31, 2026Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare

Media Discourse on Aging in South Korea: A Longitudinal Analysis

Song-Iee Hong Janggeun Lee Jeong Yoon

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The study aims to empirically analyze how media constructs issues and meanings around aging within the context of low birthrate policies.
Conducted text network analysis on articles from the BigKinds media database
Analyzed the evolution of the aging discourse over time
Examined the relationship between aging discourse and policy perceptions
Initial discourse focused on limited welfare issues like 'welfare' and 'retirement income'
Later discussions integrated crisis-related terms like 'population decline' and 'economic stagnation'
Aging is redefined as a structural social issue linked to national sustainability during specific policy periods

Implication

Longitudinal analysis reveals changing media narratives on aging, impacting public policy perceptions in South Korea.

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Hong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2a4be4eeef8a2a6af7bc https://doi.org/10.21194/kjgsw.81.1.202603.91

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