The Ho-Am Prize in Mass Communication was an annual award in South Korea

South Korea

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. It was given to people or groups who furthered mass media

Mass media

Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

 or communication

Communication

Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...

s in a way which was to the "enhancement of the welfare of mankind". It was one of the inaugural Ho-Am Prize

Ho-Am Prize

The Ho-Am Prize is a Korean annual award awarded to "domestic/abroad ethnic Korean who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind," often referred to as the Korean equivalent of the Nobel Prize.Awarded since 1991, it is...

s, established in 1991 along with the Prize in Science

Ho-Am Prize in Science

Winners of the Ho-Am Prize in Science :* 1991: Sang-Kyu Kyong* 1992: Jihn E. Kim* 1993: Choong-Ki Kim* 1994: Sung-Hou Kim* 1995: Sue-Goo Rhee* 1996: Won-Yong Lee* 1997: Hyuk Yu* 1998: Peter S. Kim...

, Prize in Medicine

Ho-Am Prize in Medicine

Winners of the Ho-Am Prize in Medicine:* 1991: Young-Kyoon Kim* 1992: Ho-Wang Lee* 1993: Sa-Suk Hong* 1994: Waun-Ki Hong* 1995: Chung-Yong Kim* 1996: Young-Shik Kim* 1997: D. Wonkyu Choi* 1998: Byung Pal Yu* 1999: Chil-Yong Kang* 2000: Ji-Won Yoon...

, and Prize in Community Service

Ho-Am Prize in Community Service

Winners of the Ho-Am Prize in Community Service:* 1991: Kee-Ryo Chang* 1992: Eul-Hee Yu* 1993: Yong-Sung Kim* 1994: Im-Soon Kim* 1995: Kyong-Jae Lee* 1996: Lois F. Linton* 1997: Bok-Kyu Yang* 1998: Sun Tae Kim* 1999: Marianne Stoeger* 2000: Heide G...

, but was discontinued after 1996.

Winners of the Ho-Am Prize in Mass Communication:

• 1991: MBC-TV Documentary Team
• 1992: Ho-Min Yang
• 1993: Chang-Bong Choi
• 1994: Kun-Ho Song
• 1995: no award
• 1996: Chang-Yul Kim