The Asian Media Barometer (ANMB) South Korea 2013 is the first ANMB conducted in South Korea. The ANMB is an in-depth and comprehensive description and measurement system for national media environments in Asia, focusing on different dimensions of media freedom. Unlike other press surveys or media indices, the ANMB is a local self-assessment exercise based on criteria derived from international standards for media freedom. The ANMB aims at being a practical advocacy and lobbying tool for media and civil society organisations, helping them in their efforts to improve the media situation, using international standards as benchmarks. The ANMB South Korea was conducted in late November 2013 with a panel of renowned media experts, composed in an attempt to reflect the diversity of views and perspectives on media freedom in South Korea.