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TOPIK 6noun

보도지침

bodojichim

보도지침이 · 보도지침을

press guidelines, government reporting directives

Example

1980년대 정부는 보도지침으로 언론을 통제했습니다.

In the 1980s, the government controlled the press with reporting directives.

Word parts

보 report도 say, way지 point침 needle

Literally 'reporting compass needle'; recalls the secret press orders of the 1980s military regime.