Case study "Minerva": an analysis of internet as a modern mass-medium in Korea

The Internet, as the most dynamic medium, brings a new specific dimension of human communication which is not to be described or controlled by the existing terms and norms. This thesis analyses the internet in Korea and shows how much of a complicated and multilevel process it is for the internet to get adapted into political, public, social and also private lives of human beings. Further, from the social science point of view and with regards to the historical and cultural aspects, this thesis aspires to evaluate the emergance and development process of internet-related legislature in Korea, which has been regarded as crucial point of all freedom of speech debates in Korea and also abroad. All these aspects of internet-related issues are joint by introduction into the case of famous blogger named Minerva, his activities as the "internet economic president of Korea", popularization process as well as the law-suit in which he was put in jail. This part of my thesis also presents the findings obtained by directly e-mail-interviewing Minerva, which was a part of my purpose of this thesis, in order to bring insight into his motives