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Article Evaluation
Evaluating Sōshi-kaimei:
 * Quotes have cited references, but many claims the author makes have no citations
 * The article attempts to provide several viewpoints on the issue, but it never specifies who exactly are making each argument.
 * The table of people who kept their names is somewhat interesting, but it may distract from explaining the policy. This info might be better suited for each person's article.
 * This table might be useful if its purpose is given better context
 * The citations that are used seem to be of good quality and relevance.
 * A lot of the sentences have improper grammar. There are several run on sentences and comma splices.

Possible Wikipedia Topics

 * Shōnen manga - Remove potential original research, and improve content deemed subjective
 * Korean pop idol - Add content to each section with specific examples and chronology of presented trends
 * Culture of North Korea - Remove bias and likely propaganda mentioned in the talk page and add objective examples of North Korean culture.

Finalized Topic with Sources
Topic: Censorship in South Korea

This article would be improved by adding more historical information as background as well as better organized summaries of the actions of the Government of South Korea towards censorship of each form of media. Currently, each section exists mostly as a list of examples rather than a cohesive explanation and description of the strategies and rules for the media form. While references do exist, they are mostly news reports of specific instances rather than citations for an overview of the rules and strategies.

Sources:
 * Fish, Eric. "Is Internet Censorship Compatible with Democracy: Legal Restrictions of Online Speech in South Korea," Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law vol. 10, no. 2 (2009): p. 43-96.
 * Nguyen, Quynh-Dan. “Error: Essay Not Found Comparing Censorship In China And South Korea.” Brawijaya Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2016, pp. 17–40., doi:10.21776/ub.blj.2016.00301.02.
 * Deibert, Ronald, et al. Access Contested : Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace, MIT Press, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/utah/detail.action?docID=3339362.
 * Kwon, Seung-Ho, and Joseph Kim. “From censorship to active support: The Korean state and Korea’s cultural industries.” The Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 24, no. 4, 2013, pp. 517–532., doi:10.1177/1035304613508873.
 * Kim, Soyoung. “Textbook Inspection and Censorship in Korea during the Protectorate Period: A Study of Inspection Copies of Textbooks Compiled by the Young Korean Academy.” International Journal of Korean History, vol. 21, no. 2, 2016, pp. 79–119., doi:10.22372/ijkh.2016.08.21.2.79.

= Censorship in South Korea Draft Sections = Censorship in South Korea is limited by laws that provide for freedom of speech and the press which the government generally respects in practice. Under the National Security Act, the government may limit the expression of ideas that praise or incite the activities of anti-state individuals or groups.

South Korea has one of the freest media environments in Asia, ranking ahead of Japan, China and Singapore in the Press Freedom Index.

However, since the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak in 2008, South Korea has experienced a noticeable decline in freedom of expression for both journalists and the general public. South Korea's status in the 2011 Freedom of the Press report from Freedom House declined from "Free" to "Partly Free" reflecting an increase in official censorship and government attempts to influence news and information content.

History
South Korea's government has had a hand in censorship of media within the country since it adopted the National Security Act in 1948. The law gave the government broad control over media in order to prevent any information deemed to be a threat to the government from dissemination to the public at large. The newly established Republic of Korea government created the law in response to wide-spread unrest due to conflict between the right-wing anti-communist government and far-left People's Committee. Originally, the law was enacted in opposition to specific North Korean forces, but it was later expanded to encapsulate any "anti-state" group seen as against the views of the government. Importantly, the law allows the government to punish anyone who would "praise, encourage, disseminate or cooperate" with the efforts of a group deemed to be "anti-state" with up to 7 years in prison. In addition, directly working with one of these groups results in a minimum jail sentence of one year.

Park Chung-hee Regime (1961-1979)
After Park Chung-hee's military coup and subsequent rise to power in 1961, his regime invalidated the Constitution as well as the democratically elected legislature. Park used the implied threat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to imprison and torture political enemies. His regime targeted artists and politicians alike, jailing leaders who would later hold the office as president as well as writers such as Kim Chi-ha.

In addition, the Park regime ran a large campaign of film censorship. Scripts required approval by censor committees, and several viewings of the final version of the film were required to ensure that it represented the previously approved script. Eliminating themes of rebellion, protest were the main focus of the censors. The censors also targeted any accurate depiction of the political or socio-economic climate.

Chun Doo-hwan Regime (1980-1988)
After Chun Doo-hwan assumed power in another military coup, he too declared martial law in response to widespread uprisings among the country's students. He also took aim at South Korea's press, systematically sacking 937 members of the press while nationalizing the country's media outlets. Due to foreign and domestic condemnation of Chun's policies and actions, a new Constitution was formed which guaranteed the freedom to organize into opposition parties. Although the political climate liberalized slightly with the new Constitution, the regime continued to target perceived threats from North Korea with the powers granted by the National Security Law.

Roh Tae-woo Regime (1988-1993)
During the early presidency of Roh Tae-woo, student uprisings continued to fester in South Korea. The protests specifically targeted the government's use of the National Security Act under the pretenses of curtailing North Korean influence in South Korean media.

Sixth Republic Era (1993-Present)
The dawn of the nineties brought about movements pushing for greater democracy and unification efforts for the Korean peninsula. These forces sought to abolish the use of the National Security Law. However, in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, student and worker protests against unemployment erupted. Once more, the government suppressed these demonstrations under the auspices of the National Security Law.