Ethnic Newspapers as Transcultural Spaces: A Case Study of The Korea Daily Chicago

2025-09-03T08:44:54+00:00

This study examines how The Korea Daily Chicago, a Korean ethnic newspaper with more than 40 years of history in the U.S. Midwest, fulfills its journalistic mission while navigating organizational and economic challenges. Following the closure of its parent company’s Chicago branch in 2018, the newspaper has operated independently, offering a unique case for understanding ethnic media survival strategies amid declining print readership, limited staffing, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Using participant observation of newsroom practices and semi-structured interviews conducted in September 2021, this qualitative case study found that the newspaper maintains transnational partnerships with The Joongang Daily Seoul and The Korea Daily Los Angeles to secure stable news content, while also relying heavily on advertising from Korean-owned businesses to sustain local operations. These practices illustrate how ethnic newspapers serve not only as business enterprises but also as transcultural and glocal spaces. The case of The Korea Daily Chicago sheds light on the precarious yet adaptive role of ethnic newspapers in the U.S., positioning ethnic media as vital cultural institutions.

From Headlines to Awareness: Examining the Minimal Impact of Media on Climate Action in the United States

2025-07-20T16:13:11+00:00

This study examines the influence of media consumption on climate change perceptions and pro-environmental behaviors in the United States, incorporating demographic variations and trust in media as potential mediating and moderating factors. Using a cross-sectional survey of 548 U.S. adults aged 18 to 35, the study employs the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) to assess how different media sources and processing routes shape climate-related engagement. The findings highlighted that despite extensive climate media coverage, behavioral shifts remain limited, highlighting a critical gap in climate communication effectiveness, such as voting based on climate policies or financial contributions to environmental organizations. The findings also reveal that media exposure alone does not drive climate action, demographics and media tr ust fail to enhance engagement, suggesting other factors like ideology or personal experience play a stronger role. These findings challenge prior research that emphasizes media trust and demographic characteristics as key determinants of climate action. The study highlights the limitations of media exposure in translating awareness into meaningful behavioral change and underscores the need for targeted climate communication strategies.

Asian Journal of Media and Communication

Ethnic Newspapers as Transcultural Spaces: A Case Study of The Korea Daily Chicago

From Headlines to Awareness: Examining the Minimal Impact of Media on Climate Action in the United States