If You Make News Your Business, You May Be Gagged (unless you can do it responsibly)

To put it simply, Kim is saying that Internet sites providing anything more than a weather update should be categorized as journalism organizations and be held accountable as such.

``Internet portals are virtually functioning as media outlets, but have not been enforced with the same responsibilities as traditional journalism organizations," Kim said.

clipped from www.koreatimes.co.kr

Move Under Way to Gag Portals

Rep. Kim Young-sun By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter Newspapers for years have felt helpless over the expanding influence of Internet sites like Naver and Daum with readers showing an increasing preference to read news stories on their computers.